NEW YORK CITY, NY – On Wednesday, August 2, at approximately 2:00 am, a 44-year-old man was stabbed and slashed near 8 Avenue and Greenwich Avenue.
An unidentified individual approached the victim and began arguing before assaulting him.
The assailant stabbed the victim in the abdomen and slashed his buttocks before fleeing southbound on 8 Avenue.
The victim was transported to NYC Health and Hospitals/Bellevue and is in stable condition.
The New York City Police Department is conducting the investigation. Those with relevant information are asked to contact the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).