Teens knife 37-year-old man during NYC clash blocks from Carnegie Hall, MoMA

A 37-year-old man was slashed during a clash with a group of teens in an iconic section of Midtown blocks from Carnegie Hall and the Museum of Modern Art, cops said. 

The victim was knifed in the leg on West 55th Street near Sixth Avenue – blocks from Central Park and the two Big Apple institutions – around 11:15 p.m. Tuesday, police said. 

He was swept up in an argument with a group of youngsters before they attacked him, according to law enforcement sources. 

It was not immediately clear what sparked the dispute. 

The victim was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center in stable condition. 

The violent crew fled the scene and had not been arrested by Wednesday. 

Felony assaults have spiked by 22.6% so far this year in the confines of the NYPD’s Midtown North Precinct, which covers the area. 

According to the data, last updated Sunday, 347 such attacks were reported within the precinct’s boundaries, compared to 283 during the same period last year. 

But overall major crime in the area has dipped during the same period, with 2,262 incidents reported, compared to 2,273 in 2025.