Overview
- A man carried out a knife attack at New York’s Penn Station on Sunday evening that wounded multiple civilians and left a suspect in custody.
- Local authorities and the New York Fire Department said victims were taken to hospital with one listed as seriously injured and others with moderate or minor wounds.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani credited Amtrak security with intervening to stop the attack and detain the suspect.
- City officials including Mark Levine and Governor Kathy Hochul called for investigations into the suspect’s motives and whether failures in mental-health care played a role.
- The attack occurred days before the FIFA World Cup and on the eve of NBA Finals games in Manhattan, leading emergency management to close parts of the station and warn the public to avoid the area.