Cops in Chinatown are looking for the suspect who stabbed a homeless man on Thursday morning in an area where, local street vendors say, drug use and unhoused
An undomiciled man was reportedly stabbed in Chinatown on Thursday morning just under the Manhattan bridge where local street vendors say homelessness and drug use has become an issue for them.are looking for the suspect who stabbed a homeless man on Thursday morning in an area where, local street vendors say, drug use and unhoused individuals are common sights.
A long, winding blood trail ran out of the crime scene parameter cops had created and led down the blockA senior who has sold fruit just feet from where the stabbing took place for over three decades says the area has gone downhill over the years to the point he feels afraid for his life.Vendors who operate in the area say the violence adds to a climate of fear in the neighborhood.
Sources within the Chinatown Business Improvement District say that altercations between homeless and substance-dependent people are not uncommon in the area. They say many of the troubled individuals congregate at nearby Sara D. Roosevelt Park, which has had long-standing issues with homelessness and drug use, as
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