Two Stabbings, Three Victims Within 15 Minutes in Manhattan

November 16 2023 MANHATTAN, New York – Three people have been stabbed in two seperate incidents in Manhattan within 15 minutes of each other.

Two people were stabbed around 8:50pm at a Lower East Side park, leaving one in critical, life threatening condition.

Incident happened in Manhattan neighborhood near Chrystie St & Hester Street.

Officers are searching for a group of up to four men, possibly a teen in red jacket.

Only fifteen minutes later, police reported that a person was stabbed in Theater District of Manhattan on 7th Avenue and West 47th street.

According to early reports, the stabbing suspect was a TopView ticket seller, the red double Decker tourist bus.

At approximately 9:10 p.m., officers from the Midtown North Precinct responded to W. 45th St. and 7th Ave. for a male stabbed. The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital in Stable Condition.

A person was seen being taken into custody at the scene but it’s unknown at this time if the person was related to the stabbing incident.