NEW YORK, NY – A 61-year-old woman was attacked and stabbed by an unknown suspect while walking along West 57th Street just two blocks south of Central Park and near the famous Nobu Japanese Restaurant on Wednesday.
Detectives with the NYPD’s Midtown North Precinct said the attack was unprovoked.
According to police, at around 3:30 pm, the woman was walking eastbound in front of 212 West 57 street when an unknown male individual approached her.
“The male was unprovoked and stabbed the victim with an unknown object,” the NYPD said.
The woman suffered a laceration to her right arm. She was taken to Mount Sinai West Hospital by EMS where she was listed in stable condition.
The suspect fled the scene. He was described as a male with a dark complexion and yellow hair. He was last seen wearing a dark jacket and an orange hooded sweatshirt and holding a Target shopping bag.
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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.