A mugger wearing in an “I Love NY” T-shirt repeatedly slashed a man in the face and chest after stealing his wallet in Brooklyn, cops say.
The NYPD is asking the public’s help in identifying the suspect, who attacked his 40-year-old victim around 5:30 p.m. July 10 near Fulton Street and Bedford Avenue in Bed-Stuy.
The slasher was last seen running from the scene in black tennis shoes, black shorts, a blue baseball cap — and a gray T-shirt with the iconic logo.
The attacked man told cops the suspect demanded money from him before “forcefully removing the victim’s wallet,” the NYPD said.
The mugger then “slashed the victim multiple times about the face and chest” before running into the Nostrand Avenue subway station, police said.
The victim was taken to Kings County Hospital Center in serious but stable condition.
Felony and misdemeanor assault are up 5.3% and 4.8%, respectively, in the city so far this year compared to the same period in 2022, according to statistics released by the NYPD.
The NYPD does not publicly track stabbing incidents, but data obtained by The Post found that slashings were up 26% since 2019.
From Jan. 1 through Aug. 13, the city has seen 3,365 nonfatal stabbings, compared to 2,666 four years ago. The number is also up 5% from the same period last year, which saw 3,208 nonfatal incidents of knife violence.
So far this year, 53 people have died by blade — a shocking 29% increase from 41 in 2019. The tally is down 23% from 2022, which saw 69 people killed by knives.
Still, overall crime is down 0.4% in the Big Apple so far in 2023 compared to the same time last year.
Murder, rape and robbery are specifically down 11.8%, 12.5% and 6.3%, respectively, in the city.