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A 14-year-old boy was jumped by a group and stabbed in the stomach outside of Benjamin Cardozo High School in Queens on Wednesday morning, police said.

The victim was attacked at around 11:30 a.m. on the street opposite a school building at the corner of 223rd Street and 58th Avenue, cops said.

The boy, a student at the school — which was open for Regents summer exams — was approached by an unknown number of people, who stabbed him once, causing a cut to his stomach area, the NYPD said.

He was taken to Long Island Jewish Medical Center in stable condition, cops said.

Police have not released a motive.

It was unclear if the suspected attackers attended the school.

A resident of the area, who asked to remain anonymous, told The Post: “When I woke up this morning, I saw a lot of police cars and an ambulance a little further down the block but I didn’t know what was going on.

“I can’t believe that’s what happened and school hasn’t even officially opened yet.” 


  A 14-year-old boy was stabbed outside of Benjamin Cardozo High School in Queens by a group of individuals on Wednesday. Police have not released a motive and it is unclear if the attackers attended the school. J.C.Rice A 14-year-old boy was stabbed outside of Benjamin Cardozo High School in Queens by a group of individuals on Wednesday. Police have not released a motive and it is unclear if the attackers attended the school. J.C.Rice

  He was approached by an unknown number of individuals outside the school (pictured in 2018), who stabbed him once, causing a laceration to the boy’s stomach area. Matthew McDermott He was approached by an unknown number of individuals outside the school (pictured in 2018), who stabbed him once, causing a laceration to the boy’s stomach area. Matthew McDermott

Crime is down in the Big Apple by 0.03%, compared to the same time last year, according to NYPD data.

Both felony and misdemeanor assault are up 5.3 and 4.8%, respectively.

Grand larceny auto is also up by 18.6%, the statistics show.

Additional reporting by Desheania Andrews

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