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Man Slashed in Manhattan Amid Ongoing Stabbing Incidents

4/8/2026

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An assailant slashed a 29-year-old man in the leg near 230 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan's Flatiron District around 9:10 p.m. on April 8, 2026.
The victim was hospitalized at NYU Langone Hospital.
The suspect is described as a man in his 40s with a dark complexion.
Earlier that day, a 49-year-old man was stabbed outside a Chinatown market by a stranger.
No arrests have been made in either case.

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An assailant slashed a 29-year-old man in the leg near 230 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan's Flatiron District around 9:10 p.m. on April 8, 2026.
The victim was hospitalized at NYU Langone Hospital.
The suspect is described as a man in his 40s with a dark complexion.
Earlier that day, a 49-year-old man was stabbed outside a Chinatown market by a stranger.
No arrests have been made in either case.