Detectives are on the hunt for an assailant who slashed a teenager in Times Square over the weekend after asking the victim if he was in a gang.

According to police sources, the attack unfolded outside of 3 Times Square at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 1. Cops say an 18-year-old male was approached by a group who began questioning if he was in a gang.

Despite telling them he wasn’t with a gang, cops said, a man slashed him across his face, then fled from the scene.

Responding officers from the Midtown South Precinct helped the victim into a police cruiser and raced him to Mount Sinai West, where he was treated for his injury and listed in stable condition.

Police described the suspected slasher as having long hair, wearing all black, with white sneakers, and carrying a red backpack.

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