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Central Park Food-Vendor Turf Fight Leaves 24-Year-Old Woman Stabbed

Police link the attack to a turf dispute between rival food vendors, with the suspect still at large.

Overview

  • Officers say the woman was slashed in the neck, hand, and leg around 1:30 p.m. at 63rd Street and Center Drive.
  • The victim was taken to New York Presbyterian Hospital and is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
  • The assailant fled on foot through Heckscher Park accompanied by her husband and son, and no arrest has been announced.
  • Detectives identified both parties as food vendors engaged in an ongoing territory conflict that previously flared on Christmas Eve.
  • The victim reported $500 was taken during the clash and the suspect was described as a 38-year-old woman, according to police and sources cited by the New York Post.