N.Y.C. Subway Rider Stabbed in Stomach After Asking Fellow Passenger to Stop Talking So Loudly on His Phone By Charlotte Phillipp

A man is recovering in a hospital after another man allegedly stabbed him for being asked to lower the volume of his voice during a phone call.

According to a statement from the New York Police Department (NYPD), officers were called to the Jamaica Center/Parsons and Archer subway station in Queens at around 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22.

A 54-year-old, whose identity has not been made public, told officers that he had been stabbed while aboard the E train.

The New York Post and New York Daily News reported that the victim had told a man sitting near him that he was speaking too loudly, and the other man began to argue with the victim. The situation quickly became violent, per the outlets, as the man allegedly punched the victim in the face several times before stabbing him in the abdomen using a blade.

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Emergency medical personnel rushed the 54-year-old to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he is expected to recover. Police told the outlets that the suspect ran off the train when it entered the station.

“There are no arrests at this time, and the investigation remains ongoing,” the NYPD said.

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New York City has seen a slight decrease in transit crime since last year — but a small uptick in subway assaults. According to the Daily News, transit crimes are down 4% overall, and there have been significant drops in robbery, bag snatching and pickpocketing.

The incident on Saturday comes three days after a man slashed two strangers with a knife and slapped a third person on E train platform in the Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike station on Wednesday, Nov. 19, per the outlet.