Teen Stabbed in Park in Financial District

Police are searching for this man in connection with the stabbing of a teenager inside a park in the Financial District. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Manhattan Voice 

August 22, 2023 

NEW YORK - A 14-year-old boy is recovering after being stabbed in the chest by a man dressed in black during an argument inside a park in the Financial District. 

At around 5 pm on August 20, a 14-year-old boy was inside Elizabeth Berger Park located at Edgar Street and Trinity Place. An unknown man with a pink bicycle approached him. Cops said the man then began arguing with the teen. 

The fight got heated and then the bike rider punched the teen in the face. Cops said the attacker then pulled out a knife and plunged it into the teen’s chest. 

The attacker hopped on his bike and fled westbound on Greenwich Street. 

EMS rushed the teen to NYC Health and Hospitals/Bellevue where was treated. He is listed in stable condition. 

Investigators released surveillance video of the suspect. One photo shows the suspect leaving a store. The suspect is a male with a dark complexion and a medium build. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie with a graphic on the back. He was also seen wearing black pants and black sneakers. He wore a black hat, has a beard and dreadlocks. 

The other photo police released shows the suspect riding his pink bicycle.

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