\n\tNicole Alarcon and Cory McGinnis<\/p>\n
\t\t2 hours ago\n<\/p>\n
MANHATTAN (PIX11) \u2014 A 23\u2011year\u2011old man was slashed in the face and torso Saturday night near an office building on Seventh Avenue, according to police.<\/p>\n
He was taken to a local hospital, where he is in stable condition and expected to recover, authorities said.<\/p>\n
Police said the suspect is on the run and was last seen heading southbound while wearing a beige sweater.<\/p>\n
Officials are urging anyone who witnessed the incident, or who may have cellphone video or surveillance footage, to contact investigators or Crime Stoppers.<\/p>\n
The attack comes as police continue investigating a series of violent incidents in Times Square and across the city.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, a woman stabbed two people in Times Square,<\/a> killing 32\u2011year\u2011old Erin Piacenti<\/a>, a Bank of America executive from New Jersey, and seriously injuring a 68\u2011year\u2011old man, according to officials.<\/p>\n The suspect has been identified as 49\u2011year\u2011old Pamela Cisneros of Queens.<\/a> She was shot and killed by NYPD officers after police said she advanced toward them and refused to drop the knives.<\/p>\n In a separate incident, police shot and killed a man who was carrying a knife and was walking on the cables of the Brooklyn Bridge<\/a> early Friday morning. Police said the officers tried to help the man climb down before it all happened. <\/p>\n Officials said the man ignored orders to drop the weapon before he was fatally shot.<\/p>\n Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting\u00a0crimestoppers.nypdonline.org<\/a>, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).<\/p>\n