Police say a man was stabbed in front of 114 West 86th Street on Wednesday morning (Google Maps)
NYPD officials have issued an alert about an assault which took place on the Upper West Side this week. Police are hoping someone from the general public will be able to assist them in identifying and locating the wanted individual.
Advertisement
According to the report, a 55-year-old male was walking in front of 114 West 86th Street (between Columbus and Amsterdam) on Wednesday at about 10:21 a.m. when an “unidentified individual approached and slashed the victim in the face.”
The suspect fled the location in an orange 2024 Subaru Crosstrek to parts unknown. EMS responded and transported the victim to Mount Sinai Morningside in stable condition.
Manhattan | 114 W 86th St.
Confirmed assault w/ a knife. Suspect is a heavyset m/w with dark curly hair, wearing a white shirt, blue jeans.— New York City 911 (@NYC_Alerts911) November 20, 2024
Police describe the suspect as a male with a light complexion who was last seen wearing a dark-colored t-shirt and dark-colored shorts.
Advertisement
Several follow-up reports state that the victim was a Danish tourist. A nearby superintendent told the NY Daily News that he witnessed the suspect running towards the 55-year-old victim and two other men.
“He was dressed very casually, like he just came from a run in Central Park, but he was screaming,” the witness told the Daily News. “They had a prior conflict — the guy was on the corner of Columbus [Ave.] looking for them. It was not random.”
Police sources told multiple outlets that the victim was stabbed across his ear and cheek.
Have a news tip? Send it to us here!
UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) — A man is accused of slashing a Danish tourist in the face on the Upper West Side Wednesday, police said.
Joshua Zinberg, 25, was arrested and charged with attempted murder, assault, and criminal possession of a weapon, according to the NYPD.
The 55-year-old man was slashed on the ear and face near 86th Street and Columbus Avenue on the Upper West Side at around 10:23 a.m., police said. The victim needed several surgeries after a knife wound cut the muscle in his face, dislocating his jaw, sources said.
The Denmark native is expected to fly home tomorrow.
“It’s very disheartening, it’s very upsetting,” a woman who lives nearby told PIX11 News.
Sources said Zinberg’s mom went to the precinct and gave detectives his name after seeing a video of him on the news. She told officers he suffers from mental illness, sources said.
Zinberg lives a block away from where the incident happened and was in his car outside his home when he was picked up at around 2 a.m. Thursday, according to sources.
The suspect was walked out of the 20th Precinct in Manhattan on Thursday afternoon.
He spat at the media during the walk and said, “You’re just doing it for the clicks.”
His arraignment was pending.