17-year-old slashed in face on subway platform on Upper East Side; person of interest in custody

UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- One person is in custody after a teenager was slashed in the face during a dispute on a subway platform on the Upper East Side on Wednesday.

Police say the victim, a 17-year-old boy, was slashed in the left side of his face after getting into a dispute while standing on the southbound platform of the Q train at the 96th Street station.

Police have taken a person of interest into custody.

Charges are pending.

The victim was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center where he's expected to recover.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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