Overview
- Two separate stabbings on the Upper West Side left a 57-year-old Asian man and a 50-year-old Jewish man hospitalized after Thursday’s attacks, and both victims are expected to survive.
- Police arrested 51-year-old Raul Morales after a nearby standoff and prosecutors charged him with multiple counts including attempted murder and an attempted murder hate crime tied to the synagogue victim.
- NYPD officials said victims and witnesses reported the attacker shouted "Allahu Akbar" during the incidents, and investigators from the Hate Crimes Task Force are reviewing those statements as evidence.
- Authorities say there were no known links between the suspect and the victims and that possible mental-health issues are being examined as part of the probe.
- Local leaders and members of Jewish and Asian communities held an anti-hate rally on the block and officials warned the case highlights rising concern about antisemitic and anti-Asian attacks in New York.