Crime & Safety
Woman Slashes Her Boyfriend In The Ribs Near Union Square: NYPD
A woman slashed her boyfriend near the rib cage near Union Square early Tuesday, cops said.

UNION SQUARE, NY — A woman slashed a man in the ribs near Union Square early Tuesday, cops said.
The woman, 26, got into an argument with a 27-year-old man believed to be her boyfriend, and then slashed him near the rib cage at 14th Street near Union Square about 4:35 a.m., according to an NYPD spokesperson.
Police said the woman was taken into custody.
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The boyfriend was rushed to Bellevue Hospital but was in stable condition, police said.
Twitter user @JLAAJ94 shared video online outside the Food Emporium near Union Square station in the aftermath of the slashing.
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Wow. Violence is getting out of hand. Man is stabbed at 14th Union Square. Hope he’s ok. @fox5ny @PIX11News @NBCNewYork @ABC7NY @NY1 @rosannascotto @CBSNewYork @LisaEvers pic.twitter.com/Fh7RLvaabz
— JLAAJ94 (@JLAAJ94) August 27, 2019
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