Fieldston: Man Hospitalized after Being Stabbed in the Stomach inside 242nd Street Subway Station

By SÍLE MOLONEY

242ND STREET VAN Cortlandt Park subway station is seen on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, as police investigate the stabbing of a man inside the station earlier the same evening.
Image courtesy of the Citizens App

A 34-year-old man is being treated for stab injuries to the stomach following an altercation and assault inside a subway station in the Fieldston section of The Bronx, not far from Manhattan College, police said.

An NYPD spokesperson said that at 5.07 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 3, the slashing took place on the mezzanine level inside the West 242nd Street / Van Cortlandt Park subway station serving the 1 train.

“We have a 34-year-old male victim who was slashed in the stomach,” a police spokesperson said. “He’s in stable condition. He was engaged in a dispute with an unknown perpetrator.” The spokesperson said the victim taken to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition, the investigation is ongoing, and there is no arrest at this time.

MAJOR CRIME STATISTICS for the 50th Precinct for the 28-day period ending Oct. 26, 2025, compared to last year (left), and year-to-date major crime statistics for the 50th Precinct as of Oct. 26, 2025, compared to last year (right). This precinct covers some or all of Kingsbridge, Fieldston, Riverdale, Marble Hill, and Spuyten Duyvil.
Source: NYPD via Compstat

Asked if the man had been stabbed with a knife or some other type of implement, the spokesperson said it was unknown at this time as no weapon was recovered.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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