2 Daylight Stabbings Rattle Upper East Side, Leaving 4 Injured: Police

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A pair of separate stabbings rattled the Upper East Side on Thursday afternoon, leaving a total of four people hospitalized with knife wounds — including three teenagers, according to police.

It began just before 2 p.m., when a man riding a bicycle attacked a 29-year-old man who was standing on the corner of East 63rd Street and Third Avenue, police said.

The victim, who was stabbed in the arm, was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center in stable condition. The stabbing left blood splattered on the sidewalk in front of the 63rd Street F-Q subway station, as police rushed to cordon off the corner in the ensuing minutes.

No arrests have been made, with the suspect described only as a man wearing all-black clothing and a black mask. An NYPD spokesperson could not say whether the victim and suspect knew each other, but said an investigation is ongoing.

Less than two hours later and about two miles north, a fight broke out on an M96 bus near the corner of East 96th Street and Third Avenue around 3:30 p.m., according to police.

Responding to reports of a "large disorderly group" aboard the bus, police arrived and found three teen boys with stab wounds, an NYPD spokesperson said.

A 15-year-old boy with a stab wound to the leg was rushed to Weill Cornell Medical Center, while another 15-year-old and a 16-year-old were both taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan with stab wounds to the shoulder and elbow, respectively.

All three were in stable condition.

Police have made no arrests and had no information about possible suspects.

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