A 36-year-old woman was hospitalized with severe injuries early Friday after she was repeatedly stabbed on the Lower East Side, police said.
Investigators were searching for the attacker, who was last seen wearing a light blue sweatshirt and black jeans.
The victim was arguing with her assailant on Pitt St. near E. Houston St. at around 12:20 a.m. when the man pulled out a knife and pounced, cops said.
The suspect stabbed the woman in the right side, forearm and back of her neck before running off.
EMS rushed the woman to Bellevue Hospital, where she’s expected to survive.
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A blood trail is seen in the hallway of an apartment building on Pitt St. on the Lower East Side after a woman was repeatedly stabbed early Friday. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
No arrests had been made as of Friday afternoon. It was not immediately disclosed what sparked the argument that led to the stabbing.
Cops were scouring the area for surveillance footage that may help them identify the attacker.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.