Police are searching for a man who slashed a 14-year-old boy aboard a 4 train in University Heights.

Officers were called to the 183rd Street Station at around 3:30 p.m. Sunday.

Police say the man slashed the teen on his left hand with a sharp object.

The man exited the train after the attack and was last seen wearing a brown jacket and tan pants.

The NYPD says the teen stayed aboard the train and denied medical attention.

Police ask anyone with information to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).