A 41-year-old man was stabbed in the back just before dawn Saturday in Borough Park, drawing officers to a street corner near Fort Hamilton Parkway and 39th Street, police said. He was taken to Maimonides Medical Center, where he is expected to recover.
Police: Search Underway For Suspect
According to News12 New York, officers responded to calls shortly before 3 a.m. and found the victim at the intersection with a stab wound to his back. EMS rushed him to Maimonides, and authorities told the outlet he is expected to be OK.
Police sources told the station that the suspect took off on foot and was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt and black pants. No arrests had been made as of Saturday morning, and the investigation is ongoing.
How to Help
Anyone with information is asked to contact the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS or, for Spanish speakers, 1-888-57-PISTA. Anonymous tips can also be submitted through the department's online portal. The NYPD's Crime Stoppers page outlines how to send tips by phone, mobile app or the web. Police are urging anyone who may have been near Fort Hamilton Parkway and 39th Street around 3 a.m. to come forward.
Neighborhood Context
The stabbing comes on the heels of other late-night violence in southern Brooklyn this spring, including a March shooting in Borough Park that left a 23-year-old man wounded. Local coverage of that incident, headlined Masked gunman opens fire, noted that the earlier victim was also taken to Maimonides Medical Center.
