Central Park Vendor Turf War Leaves Woman Slashed

A turf fight over prime snack territory in Central Park turned bloody Tuesday afternoon when a food vendor was slashed multiple times in what investigators say appears to be a dispute between rival sellers.

Officers were called around 1:30 p.m. to the area near Center Drive and West 63rd Street, where they found a 24-year-old woman with several cuts, according to early police accounts. She was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Hospital and was expected to recover.

The attacker ran off on foot toward the Heckscher Playground area with two other people and had not been caught as of Tuesday, investigators said. Detectives were canvassing the park, talking to witnesses and pulling video in an effort to track the group…

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