She was then seen to lunge at commuters until fellow riders intervened

Footage shows her pulling out a blade and brandishing it at passengers

The 28-year-old was riding the A train in Brooklyn when a row began

A transgender New York subway rider who told a filming passenger to 'get her good side' before allegedly slashing her fellow commuters has been arrested.

Merci Chrisette turned herself over to cops after cellphone footage of the incident aboard a southbound Brooklyn A train was posted online.

The 28-year-old has since been charged with assault, criminal possession of a weapon, and reckless endangerment, the Gothamist reports.

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Glamorous New York subway rider Merci Chrisette who allegedly slashed fellow commuters with a blade (pictured) has been arrested

The 28-year-old was filmed taunting and threatening passengers before she noticed that she was being filmed and told the cellphone cameraman to 'get her good side' while posing (pictured)

Video shows Chrisette, who wore a camel coat, statement jewelry and sunglasses, as she stood taunting passengers.

As the row escalated, she appears to pull a blade out of her large red purse and brandish it in the face of another rider as she warns him not to say 'another word'.

'Do you want a clue of what's going to happen when I get off this train? I'm going to cut you and I'm going to get away with it,' she is heard to threaten him.

'Now if you say one more word, it's going to end very badly.'

Video shows Chrisette, who wore a camel coat, statement jewelry and sunglasses, as she stood taunting passengers

As the row escalated, she appears to pull a blade out of her large red handbag and brandishes it in the face of another rider as she warns him not to say 'another word'

When she notices she is being filmed, she turns and poses for the camera - telling the person filming: 'Hi, I'm used to cameras. Get my good side.'

Chrisette then continues to stare at the victims and moments later she lunges with the blade in her hand.

Other riders quickly intervened and dragged her off but a 28-year-old woman and a 48-year-old man suffered small cuts to their faces, police said.

A friend of victim told The Gothamist: 'Apparently the whole thing started when my friend was holding on to the pole that she [the suspect] was leaning on and turned very nasty, even after my friends attempted to move away from her.'

Chrisette fled the train at Nostrand Avenue but later turned herself over to police in Williamsburg.

As detectives handcuffed her, a friend of the suspect was heard to shout: 'Be nice to the police officers!'

Other riders quickly intervened and dragged her off but a 28-year-old woman and a 48-year-old man suffered small cuts to their faces

Chrisette fled the train at Nostrand Avenue but later turned herself over to police in Williamsburg

Before she handed herself in, she had written a public post on Facebook where she claimed she was being 'discriminated' against.

The suspect added that she believed in 'peace and love' and asked for her followers and friends to pray for her before she 'did the right thing'.

'First of all let me say that I not normally a violent person... There was more to this story that was not captured in the beginning,' she wrote.

'I see a lot of hate and it makes me sad because all I ever believed in was peace and love. However, society has chosen to shun and discriminate against me.

'I will be doing the right thing very soon but in turn hope that in the future society learns to be kind toward the LGBT community because we are human as well

'I would like to make a public apology and please pray for me and respect my privacy at this time. Thank you and happy holidays.'

Police sources told DNAinfo that Chrisette, who is a transgender woman, goes by the nickname Isla.

She was previously arrested in April for assault, court records show.

Before she handed herself in, she had written a public post on Facebook where she claimed she was being 'discriminated' against