A 15-year-old boy was stabbed in the arm near Union Square in broad daylight on Wednesday afternoon, sending him to Bellevue Hospital as police continue searching for whoever wielded the knife. The attack unfolded near Union Square on a weekday afternoon.
According to the NYPD, the stabbing happened around 3:52 p.m. near East 16th Street and Union Square East. Police say the teen was stabbed in the right arm during a dispute, though the circumstances that led to the confrontation have not been disclosed.
The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition, police said. As of the latest update, no arrests have been made and the investigation remains ongoing, with detectives still working to identify the person responsible.
No Suspect Identified Yet
Police have not said what sparked the dispute that ended with the teenager bleeding from a knife wound near Union Square.
The area around Union Square has seen other violent incidents involving bladed weapons in recent memory, though none of those cases appear connected to Wednesday's stabbing. In April 2026, amNY reported that a straphanger was slashed aboard a Manhattan train and also taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition, with authorities at the time searching for the attacker, according to an amNY report. A separate case involving a slashing with a sharp object aboard a train pulling into the Union Square station saw the NYPD searching for a different suspect, the outlet has also reported.
Investigation Continues
For now, the teenager is recovering from his injuries while investigators work the case with no one in custody. Anyone with information about Wednesday's stabbing can contact NYPD Crime Stoppers by phone, through its website or app, or by text; police have given no timeline for when an arrest might be made.
