A man was punched and slashed in the face inside a Brooklyn subway station Friday night, police said.

The unknown assailant first hit the 50-year-old in the face, then slashed him in the face on the stairs to the platform of the York St. F train station, at Jay and York Sts., in DUMBO around 11 p.m.

The victim was transported to NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, in Park Slope, in stable condition.

A 50-year-old man was punched in the face by an unknown assailant and then slashed in the face on the platform stairs of an F train station on Jay St. and York St. in Brooklyn around 11 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
A 50-year-old man was punched and slashed in the face by an unknown assailant on the platform stairs of the York St. F train station, at Jay and York Sts., in Brooklyn around 11 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)

It was unclear if the assault was random or targeted. There have been no arrests and the investigation is ongoing.

Police ask anyone with information to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers hotline at (800) 577-TIPS.

A 50-year-old man was punched in the face by an unknown assailant and then slashed in the face on the platform stairs of an F train station on Jay St. and York St. in Brooklyn around 11 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
Bloody napkins were left at the scene after a slashing at the York St. F train station in DUMBO, in Brooklyn, around 11 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)

Originally Published: December 21, 2024 at 6:21 PM EST

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