A Lubavitcher young man from Crown Heights was stabbed from behind in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday evening in an incident authorities are reportedly investigating as a probable hate crime.

The attack occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m. near West 47th Street and Fifth Avenue. Hatzalah responders treated the victim at the scene before transporting him to Bellevue Hospital, where he was reported to be in stable condition.

The suspect is described as a white woman in her 30s, approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall, wearing blue jeans, white sneakers and a shirt, with a dark sweater tied around her waist. She allegedly fled west toward Sixth Avenue after the stabbing.

The victim’s identity, the motive for the attack and whether any arrests have been made remain unknown.

Activist Moshe Spern commented: “Mayor Mamdani this is on you. Another Jew stabbed in broad daylight in Midtown. A Lubavitcher from Crown Heights was attacked from behind near 5th Ave & W 47th St (5:30pm). Hatzalah treated him on scene; he’s stable at Bellevue…This is not isolated. In July, Raul Morales was charged with hate-crime attempted murder after stabbing a Jewish man (and an Asian man) on the Upper West Side while yelling “Allahu Akbar” and “Justice for Islam,” near synagogues. Jews remain the top target of NYC hate crimes under Mayor Mamdani. How many more before the climate changes?”

Besuros Tovos.

SUSPECTED ANTI-SEMITIC ATTACK IN NYC: A Lubavitcher man from Crown Heights was stabbed in the back in the Diamond District near Fifth Ave & West 47th St in Manhattan, in what authorities are reportedly investigating as a possible hate crime. https://t.co/4KaKKMfnVI

— KolHaolam (@KolHaolam) October 22, 2026