Driver slashes woman's forehead in fight over Queens parking spot

Police are searching for a woman who they say slashed another woman during a spat over a parking spot
Police are searching for a woman who they say slashed another woman during a spat over a parking spot. Photo credit NYPD, Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A spat over a parking spot in Queens descended into chaos this week, with one woman slashing another across her forehead and fleeing the scene, police said Friday.

The NYPD released a photo of the woman they're searching for in the violence early Monday morning in Astoria.

The 23-year-old victim was in front of a hookah lounge at 25-87 Steinway St. around 12:40 a.m. when she was approached by another woman, who got into a fight with her over the parking space.

aTwo women fought over a parking spot outside a hookah lounge in Astoria this week, leaving one hospitalized with a slash wound to the forehead
Two women fought over a parking spot outside a hookah lounge in Astoria this week, leaving one hospitalized with a slash wound to the forehead. Photo credit Google Street View

During the fight, the mystery woman whipped out a knife and slashed the victim across her forehead, police said.

The attacker then bolted into a gray BMW sedan and fled the area, according to cops.

EMS transported the victim to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, where she was in stable condition.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.

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