A man was stabbed following an argument at a building on Prospect Avenue in the Bronx, and the NYPD is now asking the public to help identify the person responsible. Police say the attacker fled on foot after the confrontation, leaving investigators to piece together the suspect's identity using eyewitness accounts and descriptions gathered at the scene.
According to News 12 Bronx, the 2026 confrontation began after an unidentified man approached another man following an argument near 2000 Prospect Ave., then stabbed him before running from the location. News 12 reported that the stabbing happened around 9 a.m. on September 25, 2026. ABC7 New York reported on a separate stabbing in Morrisania in 2017, involving a 23-year-old man who was stabbed in front of a building on Prospect Avenue just after 8 a.m. on a Wednesday.
Details of the Separate 2017 Victim's Injuries
The reports describe different victims and incidents. For the 2026 stabbing, News 12 Bronx reported that EMS took the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition after being stabbed once in the left side of his torso. ABC7 New York's 2017 report said that victim was transported to Lincoln Hospital in stable condition with stab wounds to his left shoulder, left hand and back.
The suspect descriptions also relate to separate incidents. News 12 Bronx described the suspect in the 2026 case as a man with a dark complexion, in his 40s, with a thin build, last seen wearing a gray hooded long-sleeve shirt and eyeglasses. ABC7 New York's 2017 report described that case's suspect as wearing dark clothing and a baseball hat. The NYPD has asked anyone with information to come forward as the search continues.
How to Submit a Tip
Police said tips can be submitted through the Crime Stoppers website or via X at @NYPDTips, and that all calls are kept strictly confidential. The Crime Stoppers Hotline can be reached at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), with a Spanish-language line available at 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
Part of a Broader Pattern of Bronx Stabbings
A separate case from May 2025 involved a suspect who critically injured a 56-year-old man in what amNewYork described as an unprovoked attack. Authorities said that suspect approached the victim from behind and stabbed him multiple times with a sharp object, causing serious injuries, before fleeing on foot toward 172nd Street. EMS transported that victim to Jacobi Medical Center in critical but stable condition.
The earlier case also came amid a documented rise in neighborhood violence. The outlet reported that the 43rd Precinct had recorded 273 assaults through May 18, 2025, an 8.8% increase over the same period the previous year, while the NYPD tallied 9,909 citywide assault incidents in the first five months of 2025, up 0.7% from a year earlier. The NYPD publishes ongoing crime statistics at the citywide, borough and precinct levels through its CompStat 2.0 portal.
No arrest has been announced in the Prospect Avenue stabbing, and the suspect's identity remains unknown. Investigators continue to rely on the public for tips as they work to track down the person responsible.
