Adams touts NYC crime drop amid search for subway slasher [Video]

UPPER EAST SIDE – NYC Mayor Eric Adams praised reduced crime numbers in the city at a Tuesday press conference, just hours after the NYPD said a man was slashed in the neck while standing on a subway platform on the Upper East Side.

Search for NYC subway slasher

Police have released new video of a suspect wanted in connection to a subway stabbing on the Upper East Side.

According to police, the stabbing happened on Tuesday just after 3:30 a.m. at the 96th Street and Lexington Avenue subway station on the northbound 6 train platform.

The suspect allegedly approached a 52-year-old man and struck him with an unknown object, slashing the right side of his neck. The victim was taken to New York Presbyterian Cornell Hospital in stable condition.

The suspect is described as wearing a green shirt, red pants and dark-colored sneakers. It’s unclear what led up to the attack, but police say it does seem …