A 66-year-old man from Morris County is recovering in a hospital after he was stabbed multiple times Monday in a random attack outside the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York.
The NY Post said the victim was on his way to work as a carpenter when he was stabbed and slashed in the neck and arm outside the bus terminal in Manhattan shortly before 6 a.m.
Port Authority police said they arrested a 42-year-old California man at 5:43 a.m. after officers witnessed him stabbing the victim at the midtown bus terminal.
Attempted murder, first-degree assault and a weapons charge are pending. The victim was taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.
The NY Post said the victim has been commuting from New Jersey to Manhattan for the past five years and was reading a book while waiting for a co-worker when the man allegedly charged at him in the unprovoked attack.
The victim is a father of three adult children who was spending Tuesday, his 66th birthday, in the hospital recovering, according to The NY Post.
A Port Authority spokesperson said violent crime at the bus terminal is rare, but they’ve increased police and civilian security staffing at the facility anyway.
“Safeguarding the public and our employees is the absolute highest priority for our agency,” a Port Authority spokesperson said in a statement.
“We will also continue to work closely with our local and state law enforcement partners to ensure the safety of the traveling public,” the spokesperson said.
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