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Man, 24, Stabbed In Broad Daylight Near Central Park In Harlem: Police

The victim was stabbed in the back and stomach on Central Park North late Wednesday Morning, officials said.

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The victim was said to be in stable condition, officials said.
The victim was said to be in stable condition, officials said. (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

HARLEM, NY — A man was stabbed twice in Harlem late Wednesday morning just steps from Central Park, police said.

At around 11:30 a.m., a 24-year-old man was stabbed twice — once in the back and stomach — on Central Park North between Fifth Avenue and Malcolm X Boulevard, according to officials.

Medics rushed the injured man in stable condition to Mount Sinai Morningside, the NYPD said.

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A police spokesperson said that a person of interest, a 27-year-old man, has been taken into custody, but no arrests have been made as of 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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