Two men were stabbed Thursday afternoon on Manhattan\u2019s Upper West Side, at least one of whom was visibly Jewish, the Anti-Defamation League said, citing local security partners.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The NYPD press office told Jewish Insider that police responded at 1:31 p.m. to a 911 call near West 84th Street and Central Park West and found a 57-year-old man conscious and alert with a stab wound to the back. Officers then encountered a 50-year-old man two blocks away with a stab wound to the chest, who was also awake and responsive.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Witnesses alleged the assailant yelled \u201cAllahu Akbar\u201d as he carried out the attack, the ADL wrote<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n The incidents occurred on the Tisha B\u2019Av holiday just outside of The Jewish Center, a Modern Orthodox congregation. New York assemblymember and congressional nominee Micah Lasher, a Jewish representative of the area, told<\/a> The Times of Israel that one of the victims was wearing a kippah.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Jewish victim is a member of Congregation Ohab Zedek, another Modern Orthodox synagogue on the Upper West Side, a source familiar with him told JI.\u00a0<\/p>\n Medics transported both men in stable condition to a nearby hospital, while officers took a person of interest into custody, according to the NYPD. Other details of the case, including the weapon used, the victims\u2019 religious identities and the suspect\u2019s motive remain under investigation, the department said.<\/p>\n However, City Council Speaker Julie Menin wrote on X that the attack \u201cappears to be an antisemitic stabbing.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhile we await additional details to be confirmed, we know that what is happening in our city is abhorrent,\u201d wrote Menin<\/a>, the first Jewish person to ever serve in her role. \u201cThe fear in the Jewish community is real. Every New Yorker deserves to feel safe in their neighborhood, regardless of their faith or identity.\u201d<\/p>\n New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani had not responded to a request for comment from JI or issued a statement regarding the attack as of Thursday evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n