Man Slashed in Brooklyn Subway Station Subdues Attacker with Help from Fellow Riders

A man was wounded in a slashing at a Brooklyn subway station Friday, but managed to subdue his attacker and, with the help of fellow straphangers, hold him until police arrived, authorities said.

The 46-year-old victim was slashed on his right hand on the platform at the Clark St. station in Brooklyn Heights around 8 p.m., according to law enforcement.

The victim had been riding a southbound No. 2 train with his wife when the suspect began harassing them, police said.

When the victim exited the train at the Clark St. station, the suspect followed him and then attacked him on the platform, authorities added.

The victim and other subway riders restrained the suspect on the platform until officers from the 84th Precinct arrived to take him into custody, law enforcement said.

“He followed them off the train,” an MTA worker told the Daily News at the scene. “He had a knife. He slashed one of them and they wrestled him to the floor.”

The victim was taken to New York Downtown Hospital in stable condition.

Charges against the suspect were pending Friday night.