Five people stabbed in separate New York City attacks

On Sunday morning, violence broke out in New York City, leading to at least five people being stabbed or slashed. Two of these attacks appeared to be random. The first incident occurred at around 1:30 a.m. on Canal Street in SoHo. A 22-year-old man was unexpectedly hugged by a stranger before having his neck slashed. He initially thought he had been punched but soon realized he was bleeding from a serious cut. The attacker has not been found. Shortly after, around 5:10 a.m., a 47-year-old man was attacked in East Harlem. A stranger he had just met tried to extort money from him before slashing his face. Details about the man's injuries and whether he was hospitalized remain unclear, as the suspect is still at large. Around 8 a.m., another random attack occurred in East New York. A 47-year-old woman was slashed on her face on Warwick Street. She was taken to a hospital where she is in stable condition. The attacker fled the scene. Later, at about 12:40 p.m., a fight broke out on West 190th Street in Fort George, involving two men, ages 25 and 28. Their rival stabbed both men in the torso, with the older man also suffering a stab wound to his back. This violence was linked to an ongoing dispute between the men. Both victims are in stable condition but were uncooperative with the police. The attacker is known to them and has not been caught.