Man arrested in Christmas Eve attack on 2 people at Manhattan’s Grand Central

Man faces charges for slashing two people in Grand Central subway station, amid heightened subway crime concerns.

A man accused of using a knife to slash a man and a woman in Manhattan’s Grand Central subway station faced assault and menacing charges Wednesday (December 25, 2024).

“The man was arrested on assault, reckless endangerment, menacing, harassment, disorderly conduct and a weapons charge after the attack at 10:15 p.m. Tuesday (December 24, 2024) which left a 42-year-old man with an injured wrist and a 26-year-old woman with a neck injury,” the police said.

“Both victims were in stable condition at Bellevue Hospital after the attack and on Wednesday (December 25, 2024),” the police said.

It was not immediately known who will represent the man in court.

The attacks came amid heightened concerns about crime in the subways, particularly after the arrest Sunday (December 22, 2024) of a man charged with setting a woman on fire on a subway car. The woman died from her injuries.

Mayor Eric Adams told reporters in Harlem that the man had suffered from a history of mental illness.

The New York Post reported that the woman who was slashed said she had just gotten off the No. 4 train and was heading to work when she was attacked.