A 40-year-old man was fatally knifed in the neck inside an Upper West Side apartment building, the NYPD said Saturday.
The unidentified victim was attacked inside the W. 104th St. building near Columbus Ave. — inside NYCHA’s Douglass II Housing complex — at about 11:55 p.m. Friday.
The victim suffered multiple stab wounds to the neck and was rushed to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, but he couldn’t be saved. His name was not immediately disclosed as cops tracked down family members.
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A 40 year old man was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital after he was stabbed multiple times in the neck on the 17th floor of 140 West 104th Street in Manhattan on Friday April 18, 2025. Photos taken on Saturday April 19, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
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A 40 year old man was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital after he was stabbed multiple times in the neck on the 17th floor of 140 West 104th Street in Manhattan on Friday April 18, 2025. Photos taken on Saturday April 19, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
His attacker ran off. No arrests have been made.
A motive behind the attack was not immediately disclosed. A blood trail was found inside a building stairwell, and police were seen guarding an elevator.
Police on Saturday were scouring the area for surveillance footage that could help them identify the stabber.
