A man was stabbed in the back outside an immigrant reprocessing center on the Lower East Side early Sunday, just the latest episode of violence at the city’s asylum-seeker sites, police and law enforcement sources said.
The victim, whose last known address was in Queens, is in stable condition and is expected to survive, they said.
It was not immediately clear what caused the violence in Manhattan or whether the man stabbed or his attacker is an asylum seeker.
The bloodshed occurred around 12:30 a.m., but the police did not find out about it until hours later because afterward, the victim took a private transport to the vicinity of the 105th precinct station in Queens, where he finally saw an officer and said he had been stabbed, sources said.
EMS then rushed the man to North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset.
No arrests have been made in the attack, which occurred outside the former St. Brigid’s Elementary School building on East Seventh Street during a dispute, police said.
A 36-year-old man was stabbed in the back at an East Village immigration processing center early Sunday morning. Police said the victim is likely to survive and a search for the suspect is underway. J. Messerschmidt for the New York Post
Migrants collect clothing as mutual aid groups distribute food and clothing in cold weather near the Migrant Assistance Center at St. Brigid Elementary School, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, in New York. AP
The site is where immigrants can re-apply for more free housing in the city after spending a period in the shelter system.
Migrant facilities have been the scene of three more stabbings in just two weeks, an alarming trend that has prompted officials to begin installing security cameras and weighing metal detectors.
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