A 57-year-old man was stabbed while riding his bicycle through Bedford-Stuyvesant early Thursday, according to police. The attack unfolded around 3 a.m. at Lewis and DeKalb avenues, where officers say a woman walked up to the cyclist and struck him with a sharp object.
EMS rushed the victim to Kings County Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. Witnesses told police the attacker took off on foot in an unknown direction.
Investigators described the suspect as a woman wearing a black jacket and black-and-white pants. No arrests have been made, and the case remains very much open.
Police account and investigation
Officers from the NYPD’s 81st Precinct responded to the intersection along with EMS units and began canvassing the area for witnesses and security cameras, according to amNewYork. The outlet reports the woman stabbed the rider multiple times before fleeing.
Detectives are urging anyone who might have seen the incident or captured it on video to come forward. Police have not released any possible motive and say the investigation is ongoing.
Where this fits locally
The stabbing landed inside the boundaries of the NYPD’s 81st Precinct, which covers much of Bedford-Stuyvesant and has been grappling with a recent bump in serious crime. The command logged nearly a 13 percent increase in major crimes in January and February compared with the same stretch last year, with notable upticks in robbery and felony assault, according to Patch.
Neighbors have described a growing sense of unease after several high-profile incidents in recent months, and another violent episode on a Bed-Stuy corner in the dead of night is unlikely to calm anyone’s nerves.
How to help
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA, or to submit tips online, as noted by amNewYork. Tips can also be sent to @NYPDTips on X and will be kept confidential.
For local concerns or to reach detectives directly, the NYPD’s 81st Precinct can be contacted at (718) 574-0411, per NYPD.
