Man stabbed on New York subway train after argument with another passenger about smoking

NEW YORK — An early morning argument over smoking on a New York subway train led to one man being stabbed multiple times and another man arrested Monday.

The incident happened on a train from Brooklyn en route to Manhattan. Police received a 911 call for a person in distress at 4:35 a.m. and discovered a 52-year-old man with multiple stab wounds to his back. He was taken to the hospital in stable condition, according to the NYPD.

Police later arrested the suspect outside a train station in Brooklyn. No details have yet been released about charges in the case.

The preliminary police investigation revealed that the men were arguing over someone smoking on board the train, which is not allowed and could result in a $50 fine.

The incident occurred hours before the NYPD announced plans to deploy hundreds of additional police officers in uniforms and plain clothes to the subway system to crack down on fare skippers as part of a weeklong operation.