A 40-year-old man was stabbed in the stomach outside a building on Southern Boulevard in the Longwood section of the Bronx early Sunday, and the person responsible is still on the run. The attack happened at about 3:30 a.m. in front of 561 Southern Blvd., and the victim was taken to Lincoln Hospital.
According to News12 Bronx, an assailant approached the man and stabbed him before fleeing on foot. EMS crews rushed the victim to Lincoln Hospital, where he was expected to be okay. Police are now looking for the man suspected of carrying out the attack.
Police Appeal for Witnesses in Overnight Attack
The exact circumstances that led to the stabbing remain unclear. Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), the tip line typically used for cases where police need the public's help identifying a suspect.
The attack adds to a string of violent incidents that have put the Longwood stretch of Southern Boulevard in the headlines this year. In a separate case on July 8, 2025, ABC7 New York reported that one person was killed and two others were injured in a shooting and slashing after officers responded to Southern Boulevard and Westchester Avenue just before 4 p.m. Police in that case described the suspects as three males who fled south on Southern Boulevard on foot, and said two persons of interest were later taken into custody along with a recovered firearm.
What the Numbers Say About Bronx Crime
The Sunday stabbing comes amid a broader, mixed picture of violent crime trends in the borough. Major crime in the Bronx fell 11.5% in the first half of 2026, according to data cited by Vital City. Felony assault, however, barely budged, falling by less than 1% in the same period even as citywide felony assault complaints ticked up 0.4%, reaching 14,802 complaints.
The same analysis found that New York City as a whole averaged about 82 felony assaults every 24 hours during the first half of 2026. The NYPD publishes its own crime statistics broken down by borough and precinct on a weekly basis, though those figures are updated separately from the midyear analysis.
For now, the Longwood stabbing remains an open investigation, with no suspect identified and no arrest reported. Police are continuing to ask anyone with information about the attack to come forward through the Crime Stoppers tip line.
