Two men were slashed and a third was stabbed during a bloody brawl on Manhattan’s East Side early Saturday, cops said.
Cops arrested the 20-year-old stabber following the 3:35 a.m. fight on Lexington Ave. near E. 28th St., in Kips Bay, police said.
Witnesses said Arlo Willner and three other men were arguing near the corner when Willner allegedly pulled out a knife and began hacking at the victims, cops said.
He slashed a man in his 30s in the stomach, cut a 46-year-old man’s neck, and jammed the knife into a 48-year-old man’s shoulder as cops arrived at the scene.
EMS rushed the three victims to Bellevue Hospital, where they are all expected to survive.
Cops recovered a knife at the scene as they took Willner into custody for questioning. A motive behind the attack was not immediately disclosed.
Detectives charged Willner with assault and weapons possession. His arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court was pending.
Assaults in the 13th Precinct, which protects Kips Bay, have jumped by 15% this year, from 76 this time last year to 88, NYPD statistics show.
