{"id":304206,"date":"2026-07-23T22:23:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T22:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/304206\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T22:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T22:23:10","slug":"possible-antisemitic-stabbing-on-manhattans-upper-west-side-leaves-2-wounded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/304206\/","title":{"rendered":"Possible ‘antisemitic stabbing’ on Manhattan’s Upper West Side leaves 2 wounded"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A suspect is in custody after two men were reportedly stabbed in Manhattan’s Upper West Side<\/a> Thursday afternoon, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

City officials described the violence as an “antisemitic stabbing,” though police have not yet identified a motive or said whether the attacks are being investigated as a hate crime<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I am absolutely sickened and furious by what appears to be an antisemitic stabbing on the Upper West Side,” New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin wrote in a post on X.<\/p>\n

The stabbings happened near West 84th Street and Central Park West, an area with a large Jewish community.<\/p>\n

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FILE – Julie Menin, speaker of the New York City Council, during an announcement in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (John Lamparski\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

According to the NYPD, the two men were stabbed in what appeared to be separate attacks nearby.<\/p>\n

A 57-year-old man was reportedly attacked near West 84th Street and Central Park West just after 1:30 p.m. local time.<\/p>\n

Officials said officers found him conscious and alert with a stab wound to his back. He was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.<\/p>\n

Investigators later found a 50-year-old man nearby with a stab wound to his torso. He was also conscious and alert, and was taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition.<\/p>\n

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WABC reported<\/a> that police are investigating whether the suspect used a knife or a screwdriver during the alleged attacks.<\/p>\n

“While we await additional details to be confirmed, we know that what is happening in our city is abhorrent,” Menin said. “The fear in the Jewish community<\/a> is real. Every New Yorker deserves to feel safe in their neighborhood, regardless of their faith or identity.”<\/p>\n

“We must remain united in condemning antisemitism and ensuring those responsible are held fully accountable,” she added. “I thank the NYPD for its swift response in apprehending the assailant.”<\/p>\n

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FILE – Assembly member Micah Lasher speaks during a primary election night watch party in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (John Lamparski\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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New York Assembly member Micah Lasher, a Jewish representative of the area, said he is also in contact with investigators.<\/p>\n

“I am in touch with the NYPD and community leaders about the stabbing of two individuals on the Upper West Side today,” Lasher said. “The NYPD responded immediately and has apprehended a suspect. I am praying for the survival and recovery of the victims and will provide more information as I have it.”<\/p>\n

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.<\/p>\n

Bonny Chu is a Breaking and Trending News Writer for Fox News Digital<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jewish security org keeps community safe In the backdrop of conflict in the Middle East, synagogues and Jewish…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":304207,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[1993,1026,75,84,83,9,24,63,3286],"class_list":["post-304206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-anti-semitism","tag-crime-world","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-police-and-law-enforcement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=304206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/304207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=304206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=304206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}