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Teen Arrested After Stabbing Panhandler on Subway Platform

2/4/2026

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A 14-year-old boy stabbed a 65-year-old panhandler on a Harlem subway platform Monday morning at 8:40 a.m.
The victim asked the teen for money before the attack.
The boy was arrested at the scene.
The knife was recovered.
A separate attack on a 39-year-old woman slashed in the face on a Bronx bus occurred shortly after the Harlem incident, leaving her in stable condition after treatment at Jacobi Medical Center.

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Story summary

A 14-year-old boy stabbed a 65-year-old panhandler on a Harlem subway platform Monday morning at 8:40 a.m.
The victim asked the teen for money before the attack.
The boy was arrested at the scene.
The knife was recovered.
A separate attack on a 39-year-old woman slashed in the face on a Bronx bus occurred shortly after the Harlem incident, leaving her in stable condition after treatment at Jacobi Medical Center.