At least two people were injured in a subway station stabbing spree inside tourist-heavy Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan.
The two individuals, who were not identified, were taken to the hospital in critical condition by the fire department after the incident occurred on Saturday morning.
Police reportedly shot the man, who allegedly stabbed two people with a machete, sources told the New York Post.
The identity of the attacker has not been released by police. His condition is unknown.
Three train lines – the 4, 5, and 6 – are currently disrupted and not stopping at the popular station, which is one of the busiest stations in the US, while police conduct an investigation, the MTA said.
A witness told Pix 11 that they saw at least one person using a large knife in the attack on an uptown platform.
Police saw him and drew their guns, yelling at him to drop his weapon, the witness said. Police then shot the man on the platform.
The NYPD are asking the public to ‘please avoid the vicinity of Grand Central’ while they investigate.
The incident comes after Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist, said last week that the Big Apple had a gun violence problem after a seven-month-old baby was fatally shot in the head in Brooklyn.
‘We cannot accept it as normal in our city. We cannot grow numb to this pain,’ he said. ‘Today is a devastating reminder of just how much more work there is to be done to combat gun violence across the city.
‘Too many children have never grown up into becoming adults. Too many parents who’ve had to bury those they love most.’
Kaori Patterson-Moore was shot dead while parents Jamari Patterson, 22, and Lianna Moore, 20, and brother, Kaizen, were strolling through Brooklyn on April 1.
The parents had been taking their kids to buy baby supplies when the shooting happened around 1.20pm.
They had originally thought someone had set off fireworks, which had caused her son to hop out of the stroller.
The family fled into a nearby bodega before Moore noticed her daughter’s head was bleeding, surveillance footage obtained by the New York Post showed.
She was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital after her father ran her there.
Despite the two violent incidents, statistics show that crime is down 5.7 percent in NYC.
However, shooting victims are up 2.3 percent and shooting incidents are up 1.4 percent compared to last year, NYPD statistics showed.
Governor Kathy Hochul said she has been briefed on Saturday’s stabbing, calling it a ‘senseless act of violence.’
‘I’m grateful to our brave officers who acted quickly to stop the suspect,’ she wrote on X. ‘We’re working closely with the NYPD as the investigation unfolds.’
