A woman has been arrested and charged for allegedly stabbing a subway rider in the thigh.
Police say it happened on a southbound No. 5 train at the 86th Street station at around 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.
They say the suspect, Nicole Brown, stabbed the victim with a sharp object after the 26-year-old New Jersey woman sat beside her.
The Daily News reports that both women got off at the 59th Street and Lexington Avenue station where the victim flagged down a police officer.
Police arrested Brown and charged her with felony assault.
The victim required stitches to close the wound.
Police have not recovered the weapon.
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It wasn't immediately clear if Brown had a lawyer who could comment on the charges.
