Woman slashes stranger during clash over Harlem subway seat

A young pistillate slashed a stranger during an statement implicit a subway spot connected a Harlem train, constabulary said Wednesday.

Christena Chambers, 19, was riding a No. 6 bid erstwhile she got into an statement implicit an disposable spot with the 52-year-old unfortunate astir 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, cops said.

The 2 continued to reason arsenic the bid pulled into the 125th St. station. They got into a lucifer arsenic they exited the subway car onto the platform, cops said.

As the tussle escalated, Chambers allegedly pulled a weapon and struck the older antheral connected the broadside of the face, slicing his earlobe, cops said.

Chambers tried to tally disconnected but was grabbed by cops responding to the scene, constabulary said.

Cops charged Chambers with assault, limb possession and harassment. She lives successful Crotona Park East conception of the Bronx, according to cops.

Her arraignment successful Manhattan Criminal Court was pending Wednesday.

Her unfortunate was treated astatine the scene.

There has been a 3% drop successful assaults successful the city’s subway system truthful acold this twelvemonth compared to past year. As of Sunday, cops were investigating 474 assaults compared to 493 by this clip past year.