Assault reported in West BrightonThe NYPD responds to report of a stabbing in the 400 block of Cary Avenue on the morning of Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025.(Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A man is in stable condition after he was stabbed in an alleged assault in West Brighton early Thursday morning.

Police recovered a knife at the scene of the domestic incident, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation.

The assault was reported at about 1:18 a.m. at a home in the 400 block of Cary Avenue, according to a spokesman for the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Public Information.

A 39-year-old man was slashed in the right ear, shoulder and stomach. EMS transported the victim to Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton, according to police.

An individual was taken into custody and is being questioned by police, according to the spokesman.

Caution tape is spread around the outside of the home where uniformed police are stationed during the Thursday morning rush hour.

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