{"id":69750,"date":"2026-07-23T18:27:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T22:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=69750"},"modified":"2026-07-23T19:38:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T23:38:27","slug":"2-men-stabbed-in-apparently-random-attacks-on-new-yorks-upper-west-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/2-men-stabbed-in-apparently-random-attacks-on-new-yorks-upper-west-side\/","title":{"rendered":"Man yelling \u2018Allahu Akbar\u2019 stabs 2 near Central Park in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Two men, one Asian and the other Jewish, were stabbed in separate attacks on New York City\u2019s Upper West Side by an attacker who yelled \u201cAllahu Akbar,\u201d according to police. Both victims are expected to survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first stabbing happened at about 1:30 p.m. on Thursday near West 84th Street and Central Park West, where a 57-year-old man was stabbed in the torso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 50-year-old man was stabbed a short time later near West 86th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, close to a church and a synagogue, according to WABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both men were taken to Mt. Sinai-St. Luke\u2019s Hospital. One was initially listed in critical condition, but Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch<\/a> said both are now expected to survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police arrested 51-year-old Raul Morales in connection with both attacks. No other suspects are being sought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Tisch, statements from the victims and witnesses indicate that Morales yelled \u201cAllahu Akbar\u201d during both attacks. Detectives are still working to determine a motive and are evaluating whether the stabbings constitute a hate crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no known link between Morales and either victim, or between the victims themselves. Tisch said the initial investigation suggests mental health may have been a factor, although Morales has no known mental health history with the New York Police Department (NYPD).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the attacks, Morales fled into an apartment building on Amsterdam Avenue between West 88th and 89th streets and barricaded himself inside an apartment, according to WCBS<\/a>. A good Samaritan directed officers to where he was hiding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers with the NYPD\u2019s Emergency Service Unit negotiated with Morales before taking him into custody at about 2:45 p.m. A weapon was recovered near West 86th Street and Amsterdam Avenue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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