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NY Arrests 51-Year-Old for Stabbing Two, Hate-Crime Charges

7/26/2026

Summary

Story summary

New York arrested 51-year-old Raul Morales on July 23, 2026 after he stabbed two men.
An Asian man near West 84th Street and a Jewish man near West 86th Street were hospitalized after Morales shouted “Allahu Akbar.”
Manhattan District Attorney charged Morales with attempted murder, assault and hate crimes.
Speaker Julie Menin called the attacks antisemitic, noting they occurred on Tisha B’Av, and cited NYPD data showing 330 antisemitic incidents last year, 57 percent of hate crimes.

History

Historical Context

The August 19-21 1991 Crown Heights riot erupted after a car in a Hasidic motorcade killed 7-year-old Gavin Cato, sparking three days of violence that left two dead and about 190 injured. Decades of poverty, white flight and Black-Jewish tension in the 1960s-70s set the stage, and the unrest later spurred New York’s 2020 Hate-Crimes Act and inter-community outreach programs.

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Story summary

New York arrested 51-year-old Raul Morales on July 23, 2026 after he stabbed two men.
An Asian man near West 84th Street and a Jewish man near West 86th Street were hospitalized after Morales shouted “Allahu Akbar.”
Manhattan District Attorney charged Morales with attempted murder, assault and hate crimes.
Speaker Julie Menin called the attacks antisemitic, noting they occurred on Tisha B’Av, and cited NYPD data showing 330 antisemitic incidents last year, 57 percent of hate crimes.

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