2 Men Stabbed After Bayside Bar Fight, Police Say

BAYSIDE, QUEENS — What started as a conversation at a Bayside bar this weekend turned violent when a man stabbed two bar-goers involved in the chat, according to police and a report.

Two men, both in their 20s, struck up a conversation with a woman at Hatfields sports bar shortly before 5 a.m. Saturday morning, enraging a third man, police and The New York Post reported.

Following a dispute, the attacker stabbed both men, knifing the 20-year-old in the stomach and the 22-year-old in the shoulder, according to the NYPD.

The Post reports the stabbing happened outside the bar, which closes at 3:45 a.m. on Saturday.

The men were found shortly after 5 a.m. on the side of the Long Island Expressway near Cunningham Park, police said.

First responders took them both to a nearby hospital in stable condition, an NYPD spokesperson confirmed.

The attacker, meanwhile, ran off and hasn't been seen since, police said Monday, noting that the NYPD is still investigating the attack.

Editor's Note: This article was updated about 2:45 p.m. to better clarify where events unfolded.