HELL’S KITCHEN — A teen pepper-sprayed a Hell’s Kitchen student in the eyes after the two got into an argument — a day after another student from a nearby school was punched and had her hair pulled by a classmate, police said.
The 16-year-old P.S. 35 student was walking on the street near the school at 317 W. 52nd St., between Eighth and Ninth avenues, around 7:50 a.m. on Sept. 27 when she got into an argument with another teen girl, the NYPD said.
At some point during the argument, the girl blasted the 16-year-old in the eyes with pepper spray before fleeing in an unknown direction, police said.
The victim was taken to Mount Sinai West Hospital where she was treated for irritation and redness to her eyes, the NYPD said.
Police searched the area for the attacker but couldn’t find her.
The victim told police she knew the attacker, but police didn’t say whether the two attended the same school.
A day earlier, a 14-year-old who attends the High School of Hospitality Management at 525 W. 50th St., between 10th and 11th avenues, was walking to the train after school around 3:35 p.m. when she got into a dispute with a girl she knew from the school in front of 888 Eighth Ave., between West 52nd and West 53rd streets, the NYPD said.
As the 14-year-old was walking away, the girl punched her from behind, pulled her hair and knocked her down, leaving the victim with scratches and scrapes on her knees, police said.
“I’m gonna fight you,” the attacker said at some point during the incident, according to police.
The assailant had not been arrested as of Monday.
A city Department of Education spokeswoman said the department is looking into the incident.
She did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the pepper-spray incident.
