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A man stabbed six people at Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan on Sunday evening, seriously wounding one, according to city officials. The
violence happened a day before thousands of Knicks fans were expected to
pass through the transit hub to watch Game 3 of the N.B.A. finals at
Madison Square Garden, directly above the station.

The attack sent panicked commuters fleeing the station, a junction for
several major commuter railways and Amtrak, whose police officers
apprehended the man and took him into custody, according to the
spokesman, W. Kyle Anderson.

The man, whose identity has not been released, was taken to Weill
Cornell Medical Center with minor injuries, according to a spokesman for
the Fire Department. The victims, who were taken to Bellevue Hospital,
are expected to survive, the spokesman said.

The stabbings occurred the night before President Trump and Mayor Zohran Mamdani were expected to attend the Knicks game.

oMy heart is with everyone who was injured, their loved ones, and all
those shaken by this unacceptable violence,o Mr. Mamdani said on Sunday
in a social media post. oIAm wishing each of the victims a full and
speedy recovery.o

Around 7 p.m., emergency service workers received a 911 call regarding
multiple people stabbed at the station, the Fire Department spokesman
said.

It was then that Eduardo Sanchez, 47, who works at Primo Cappuccino
inside the station, said he saw people rush past him and sprint up the
stairs toward the exit.

oEveryone came running, screaming,o Mr. Sanchez said. oOne lady came
running over here, crying, screaming, saying, aCan I stay over here and
hide?Ao

Nearby, Adil Kha, 21, who works at a Hudson News shop, said he saw
roughly 50 people dart past his store toward an exit at 32nd Street and
Seventh Avenue. He walked out of the store and down a flight of stairs
where he saw a man who he said appeared to have been stabbed in the
face.

Soon after, emergency workers rushed over to the man and began to
bandage his head, Mr. Kha said.

oEveryone was running like crazy,o he added. oEveryone was terrified.o

Brian Fontanez, 22, who was waiting for his train back to his home in
Newark, sat on the floor about 15 feet away from drops of blood and
strips of gauze used to treat one of the victims.

oItAs my first time actually seeing something like this in person,o he
said of the scene. oItAs very unnerving.o

oAll we can do is keep our heads up make sure weAre safe,o he added.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/nyregion/penn-station-stabbing.html

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