NYC stabbings injure two in overnight mayhem, cops say

July 2024 ยท 1 minute read

Two people were hurt in separate stabbings in Manhattan, police said.

A man was stabbed in his lower torso while sitting on a bench in Tompkins Square Park in the East Village late Friday night, cops said.

The incident at East 7th Street and Avenue A occurred at around 11:25 p.m., authorities said, and EMS took the victim, 39, to Bellevue Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The Tompkins Square Park suspect was possibly homeless. Christopher Sadowski

Cops are looking for a man wearing black pants, and a black shirt with white lettering.

There have been no arrests.

Around 9:30 p.m., a man was stabbed in the neck with an unknown object at Canal and Chrystie Street on the Lower East Side, cops said.

A man was stabbed in the neck with an unknown object at Canal and Chrystie street on the Lower East Side. Christopher Sadowski
The Lower East Side stabbing occurred at around 9:30 p.m. Friday, police said. Christopher Sadowski

The victim, whose age was not immediately available, was also taken to Bellevue Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the NYPD said.

The suspect, a man wearing a brown shirt and blue jeans, ran off eastbound on Canal Street, police said.

There have been no arrests.

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