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Man Randomly Stabbed at Staten Island Ferry Terminal, NYPD Says

MANHATTAN — Police are looking for a man they said randomly stabbed a stranger at the Staten Island Ferry Whitehall Terminal.

A 45-year-old man was in the terminal at about 5:42 a.m. Saturday when the suspect walked up behind him and stabbed him with an unknown object in his upper arm, according to the NYPD.

The victim suffered a puncture wound and was not seriously injured, police said.

The suspect was described as between 20 and 30 years old with a muscular build, police said. He was last seen wearing a black hat with a white Brooklyn logo on it, a black tank top, cargo shorts and dark sneakers. He was carrying a blue shopping bag and a backpack at the time.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.