West Harlem ‘1’ Train Subway Stabber Indicted for July Attack

Just like waiting for the arrival of a subway train, sometimes the people have to wait for justice.

That’s one lesson to be gleaned from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr.’s recent indictment of Geovalny Alcantara, 20, for allegedly stabbing a 56-year-old man onboard the 1 train at the West 145th Street and Broadway station in West Harlem on July 14, 2025.

Alcantara is charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment with one count each of Attempted Murder, Attempted Assault, and Assault.

“Geovalny Alcantara allegedly assaulted a complete stranger in an unprovoked attack on a Manhattan subway that could have turned deadly,” Bragg announced. “The transit system is the lifeblood of the City, and we take acts of violence committed underground very seriously. Thankfully the victim received treatment for his significant injuries, and I hope he makes a full recovery.”

What Bragg didn’t mention, likely because the incident was outside his jurisdiction, was that on July 11, just three days before Alcantara’s subway knife attack, Alcantara was arrested in the Bronx for slashing his 40-year-old mother three times in the left arm during a domestic dispute.

Somehow, none of the resulting misdemeanor assault charges in that incident were bail-eligible, which meant that after his arraignment, and a not-guilty plea, Alcantara was free. Where he went or what or he did during the next three days is publicly unknown.

According to the Daily News, Alcantara had additional arrests for weapons possession and fare evasion.

“As alleged in court documents and statements made on the record, on July 14, 2025, Alcantara boarded a subway as it was traveling through West Harlem and sat beside the victim, who was already onboard. At approximately 6:06am, as the train pulled into the West 145th Street and Broadway station, Alcantara allegedly stabbed the man, unprovoked, several times in the head and face with a knife, lacerating his head and face.”

When the train came to a stop, officers, who were in the next train car and heard commotion from the incident, exited the train as Alcantara was exiting the adjacent car, in blood-soaked clothing. Then he allegedly dropped a knife onto the station platform. An eyewitness alerted the officers, who arrested Alcantara.

The victim was transported to the hospital where he received treatment for his injuries, including staples to his head, stitches on his face, and a blood transfusion.”

Alcantara, a native of the Dominican Republic according to the Department of Corrections, is being held on Rikers Island on $50,000 bail.

His next scheduled court date for the Manhattan subway stabbing is Oct. 21.