Overview
- The stabbing occurred Tuesday night near West 49th Street and Eighth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen, according to police.
- Investigators say the attacker approached from behind and stabbed the victim in the back with an unknown sharp object before fleeing north on Eighth Avenue.
- Authorities described the suspect as about 6 feet tall with a dark complexion, last seen in a beige shirt, black pants and white sneakers.
- EMS took the wounded man to Bellevue Hospital, where he underwent surgery and is expected to survive.
- The case remains under investigation with no motive announced, and the incident is among several Manhattan stabbings reported this week even as citywide assault totals are slightly down year to date, police data show.