NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) — Police released a photo on Wednesday of a man accused off slashing man in face at bar in Hudson Yards last month.
At approximately 3:30 p.m. on Friday, June 21, a 24-year-old man was at a bar locate at 538 Ninth Ave., when the suspect approached him and started a verbal dispute.
A physical altercation ensued, and the suspect displayed a knife and slashed the victim in the face before fleeing the location on foot, traveling eastbound on 40th Street, officials said.
EMS transported the victim to NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue in stable condition.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).