MANHATTAN –– Friday morning began with yet another slashing in New York City.

The latest incident taking place aboard a train along the N,Q, and R lines just before the 57th Street Station stop at Seventh Avenue.

According to the NYPD, the 60-year-old victim had just boarded at train 42nd Street. He and the the alleged slasher, described to be in his 40s, bumped into each other, words were exchanged and within seconds the victim was slashed.

“It just takes a very small razor to gash somebody and cause dozens of stitches,”Manny Gomez, the president of MG Security said.

Gomez served for eight years as a member of the NYPD and he saw plenty of slashings as a member of the department.

As Gomez shared with PIX 11 News, his greatest concern over the rash of slashings is the cavalier approach by the perpetrators to use a knife or razor without any concern for repercussions.

“More people are apparently carrying sharp weapons, and more people feel free and confident to be using it for no reason or for a small argument like we seen here today in this incident,” Gomez said.

For the year, slashings around the city are up double-digits, a sharp surge of 21 percent.

Vernal Lee expressed his concern over a prevalent crime of the past flaring up once again.

“Everyday that I take the train I worry about it.” Lee said. “Whoever is doing it, I hope they get caught, because I don’t want to be a victim.”

“You wake up thinking you’re going to have a nice day taking public transportation and there you go, there is a slasher out there on the loose,” Ishmel Hargrove said.

For him what makes the act so disturbing is the memory of the crime is not only internal, but also cosmetic.

“That’s a mark on your face,” Hargove said. “That’s like taking the fear right out of you and it’s just putting it right there on the surface.”

The NYPD says the case is still under investigation and they are searching for the alleged slasher.