A woman was slashed Wednesday night on the subway in Lower Manhattan. Police say it was the second knife attack in the subway in two days.They come as the latest crime statistics released by the NYPD on Wednesday show a 7.

In this FOX 5 NY News Block, a male suspect is wanted by police after a woman was slashed with a knife on a subway train in Lower Manhattan. This incident is the second time a woman has been attacked with a knife at a New York subway station this week.

A man is accused of stabbing a woman in the back on the staircase of a Manhattan subway station during rush hour Tuesday evening, police said. Carlos Rivera, 21, was arrested Wednesday and charged with attempted murder and multiple counts of assault,