Two men were killed and eight others hurt as 2025 kicked off with several slashings and stabbings, and two shootings across the Big Apple, cops said.
In the first homicide of the year, a 50-year-old man was found slashed in the neck around 4:20 a.m. at the corner of West 137th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem, authorities said.
He was taken to Harlem Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
A 39-year-old man, described as a person of interest, was taken into custody for questioning, authorities said.
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The motive for the attack is under investigation.