The Friday evening commute in Concourse Village turned ugly when a 23-year-old man was slashed in the face while riding a Bx2 bus, leaving a trail of blood at the East 163rd Street and Grand Concourse stop as stunned bystanders rushed in to help. The attack happened just after 5 p.m., and emergency crews rushed the victim to Lincoln Hospital with injuries officials say are not life-threatening. Neighborhood video circulating on community apps shows medics and riders clustered around the wounded man.
According to the NYPD, the suspect, described as a man in his 30s dressed in all black, got off the bus at East 163rd Street and Grand Concourse, then ran northbound on Grand Concourse. Citizen app footage from the scene shows a line of blood stretching from the bus to the 23-year-old, who is seen lying on the ground before paramedics take him to Lincoln Hospital, where he is expected to recover, according to News 12.
A pattern of attacks on Bronx buses
Violence on Bronx buses has been a recurring storyline this year, keeping riders and transit officials on edge. In March, two teenagers were slashed aboard a Bx12 bus at East Fordham Road and Valentine Avenue; both victims were taken to St. Barnabas Hospital and are expected to survive, according to ABC7.
What investigators are asking
Detectives are asking anyone with information on the latest slashing to contact the NYPD, and News 12 reports the MTA did not provide a comment when reached. No arrests had been announced as of Friday night as investigators continue their probe.
