Man Attacked, Slashed By 3 Suspects In Manhattan: NYPD

NEW YORK CITY — Police are searching for three suspects who attacked and slashed a man in Lower Manhattan over the weekend.

The incident happened on Sunday at the corner of East 8th Street and Cooper Square around 3:35 p.m., police said.

The three suspects approached a 24-year-old man and took a iPhone from his hand. When the man tried to get his phone back, the three suspects punched him and slashed his hand with a knife.

The trio then fled the scene on bicycles, traveling eastbound on East 8 Street, police said.

The 24-year-old man was taken to NYC Health and Hospitals/Bellevue in stable condition.

The NYPD released surveillance photos of the suspects on Tuesday.

No arrests have been made yet.

Anyone with information regarding 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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.