Two Jewish Men Stabbed on Manhattan’s Upper West Side;

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Two Jewish men were stabbed Thursday on Manhattan’s Upper West Side in an attack that authorities are investigating as a possible hate crime, government officials said.

According to the NYPD, a 40-year-old man was stabbed in the back while walking on a sidewalk. Moments later, the suspect allegedly stabbed a 50-year-old man in the chest nearby at West 86th Street and Central Park West.

The suspect was taken into custody, and the investigation remains ongoing as authorities work to determine whether the attack was motivated by antisemitism.

New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin condemned the attack, saying she was “absolutely sickened and furious” by what appeared to be an antisemitic stabbing.

We are deeply disturbed by the stabbing of two visibly Jewish men on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

We pray for their full recovery and stand with their families and New York’s Jewish community.

Jewish Americans should never have to fear being attacked because of who they are or…

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“While we await additional details to be confirmed, we know that what is happening in our city is abhorrent,” Menin wrote on X. “The fear in the Jewish community is real. Every New Yorker deserves to feel safe in their neighborhood, regardless of their faith or identity.”

Menin thanked the NYPD for its swift response in apprehending the suspect and said her prayers were with the victims and their loved ones.

BREAKING: A man in alleged antisemitic attack is accused of stabbing two Jewish men, ages 40 and 50, on Manhattan's Upper West Side, according to government officials.

NYPD say the first victim was stabbed in the back while walking on a sidewalk. The suspect then allegedly… pic.twitter.com/ANFO0kshER

— Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY) July 23, 2026

This afternoon, two people were stabbed in separate attacks on the Upper West Side. Both victims — an Asian male and a Jewish male — were removed to Mt. Sinai-St. Luke’s Hospital, and both are expected to survive.

The NYPD has arrested 51-year-old Raul Morales in connection…

— Jessica S. Tisch (@NYPDPC) July 23, 2026

I have been briefed on today’s horrifying stabbings on the Upper West Side, where an Asian man and a Jewish man were attacked. According to witness and victim statements, the perpetrator yelled “Allahu Akbar” during both attacks. I am relieved that both victims are in stable… https://t.co/0LSGtvPojx

— Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) July 23, 2026