NYC laundromat worker slashed during dispute on Lower East Side

LOWER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- One person was slashed during a dispute inside a laundromat on Sunday afternoon.

Witnesses say the suspect was doing laundry around 2:30 p.m. at Delancey Laundromat on the Lower East Side before stabbing a man in the right rib.

A 54-year-old man was stabbed in his right rib, and was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition. He is expected to survive.

There is no word on what led to the dispute.

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