A man was stabbed and robbed of his e-bike in Tompkins Square Park Thursday afternoon, police said.
The 55-year-old victim was sitting on a bench in the East Village park at around 4:30 p.m., and got up when a man he knew approached him, according to cops and law enforcement sources.
“Sit your ass down, you are not leaving,” the perp snarled, before grabbing the bike and knifing the victim, according to the sources.
The victim had his bike taken away in the incident. Stefan Jeremiah
Police said the victim should survive the attack. Stefan JeremiahThe attacker took off on the bike and headed eastbound on East 7th Street, sources said.
He was described as dark-skinned, 5’9″ and 180 pounds, and clean shaven, with brown eyes and wearing brown pants and a black hat.
The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital with a puncture wound in the left hip/groin area, and was expected to survive, police said.
