Public Safety & Justice Quiet since Sep 7 Updated Sep 7, 2026
The Times Square knife attacks
Times Square has had three knife attacks in under a week, including the fatal stabbing of Bank of America vice president Erin Piacenti and a Saturday night slashing near Seventh Avenue and West 50th Street. The spree is raising questions about public safety and policing in one of the city's busiest tourist corridors.
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Sep 7, 2026 Latest
A man was slashed in the face and abdomen near Seventh Avenue and West 50th Street in Times Square on Saturday night, the third knife attack in the area in under a week, following last week's fatal stabbing of Bank of America vice president Erin Piacenti, NBC New York reported.
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