2 Men Wanted For Stabbing Near Port Authority, Police Say

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — The NYPD is trying to identify two men wanted in connection with a stabbing that occurred near the Port Authority Bus Terminal, police said.

One man acted as a lookout while the other stabbed a man Tuesday night in front of a building on the corner of Eighth Avenue and West 39th Street, police said. The stabbing occurred around 9:30 p.m., police said.

EMS rushed the male victim to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition, police said. The man's injuries are considered non life-threatening, an NYPD spokesman told Patch.

The two suspects were seen fleeing the scene on foot by heading north on Eighth Avenue, police said. Both suspects are described as men in their late 20s.

The man accused of the stabbing stands about 5-foot-9 to 6-feet-tall and was last seen wearing a black and gray jacket, a black hoodie, black sweatpants and black and red sneakers, police said. The lookout stands about 5-foot-7 and was last seen wearing a white hoodie, a green jacket, blue jeans and white sneakers, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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