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New Year’s Day Stabbings in Manhattan and Queens Leave Two Men Hospitalized

Police report active investigations after separate New Year’s Day stabbings in two boroughs.

Overview

  • The Manhattan victim, 39, was stabbed in the arm and hip around 6:50 a.m. near the High Line and was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition.
  • Police said the Manhattan attack followed a dispute, the assailant fled, and no description was immediately available.
  • In Ridgewood, Queens, a 40-year-old man was stabbed in the chest and stomach around 10:35 a.m. and was listed in critical but stable condition at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center.
  • Authorities said the Queens assailant fled the scene and no arrests had been made.
  • Police noted additional New Year’s Day violence citywide, including five people shot in separate incidents and a Bronx livery cab driver killed.