Sheyla Torres

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Jul 13, 2026, 6:12 AM

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Two men are recovering after two separate overnight stabbings happened in Morrisania on Sunday night.

The first stabbing happened at E. 170th Street and Fulton Avenue at 9:30 p.m.

When police arrived, they found the 23-year-old with a stab wound to his abdomen.

Sources close to the investigation say this attack stemmed from a verbal dispute.

He was transported by EMS to St Barnabas Hospital and is expected to be OK.

Police sources say they are looking for a man wearing a face mask, a white T-shirt and black shorts.

There are no arrests and investigation is ongoing.

The second stabbing happened just an hour later less than two blocks away.

Police responded to a stabbing at 3rd Avenue and St. Paul's Place just before 10:30 p.m.

When police arrived, they found a 29-year-old man with multiple stab wounds throughout his body.

A person of interest was taken into custody at the scene.

That person is now being identified by police as 23-year-old Neelsen Rivas. Rivas is facing charges for assault.

The 29-year-old man was transported by police to St Barnabas Hospital and is expected to be OK.