A New York City taxi driver was slashed in the neck by an unhinged woman who stiffed him after a ride from Manhattan to Queens, police said.
The unruly passenger — who was still on the loose Monday — attacked the 29-year-old cabbie at around 2 a.m. on Feb. 11, authorities said as they released a photo of the wanted suspect Sunday night.
The driver was dropping the woman off in front of a church on 23rd Avenue near 89th Street in East Elmhurst when she refused to pay the fare — and lashed him in the neck instead, police said.
She then hopped out of the taxi and ran off, heading east on 23rd Avenue, cops said.
The cabbie, meanwhile, was taken to the Elmhurst Hospital Center in stable condition with a cut on his neck.
The suspect, shown in the surveillance photo with long, dark, wavy hair, was last seen wearing pink pants, white boots, a white shirt and carrying a distinctive yellow handbag.
Anyone with information on the attack is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.
