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Man slashed after catching graffitist in Bushwick

EMS took the victim to NYC Health+Hospitals/Kings County and is expected to be OK.

Caithlin Pena

Dec 3, 2025, 6:31 AM

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A man was slashed after catching a graffitist in Bushwick.

Police say the incident happened on Nov. 24 just before 1 p.m. The 42-year-old man saw another man spraying graffiti to a building on Bushwick Avenue and Linden Street. An argument ensued and the graffitist took out a box cutter and slashed the victim in his left middle finger before running away.

EMS took the victim to NYC Health+Hospitals/Kings County and is expected to be OK.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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