A 15-year-old boy was stabbed and wounded on a subway train in Queens Monday afternoon, police said.

The victim was knifed in the stomach on a Manhattan-bound M train about 12:30 p.m.

He got off the train at the Court Square-23rd St. station and flagged down police outside.

A 15-year-old boy was knifed in the stomach on a Manhattan-bound M train about 12:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. The victim got off the train at the Court Square-23rd St. subway station and flagged down police outside. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News)
A 15-year-old boy was knifed in the stomach on a Manhattan-bound M train about 12:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. The victim got off the train at the Court Square-23rd St. subway station and flagged down police outside. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News)

Medics took him to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan in stable condition.

The attacker stayed on the train and is being sought by cops.

Despite the stabbing, assaults are down 3% in the subway this year, with 512 incidents compared to 528 by this time last year. The overall subway crime rate is down 6% so far this year compared to last.

Originally Published: November 25, 2024 at 2:21 PM EST

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