Police on the scene of a stabbing on E. 14th St. near Ave. A on the evening of June 23, 2024, when a dispute among three homeless individuals resulted in a confrontation in which one person was killed and two others were injured. Alejandro Piedra who was arrested shortly after the stabbing, has now pleaded guilty to one count of murder. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Man Pleads Guilty to Murder in June ‘24 East Village Stabbing Alejandro Piedra, 31, pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing 38-year-old Clemson Cockfield and injuring two others in the East... News 26 Jan 2026 | 11:47
The canopy of Port Authority Bus Terminal looking north up Eighth Avenue. ( Photo: Brian Berger) A Tale of Two Eighth Ave. Stabbings: One Man and One Woman Indicted The “Strip of Despair”—a.k.a. Eighth Avenue from the upper 20s through at least 50th Street—continues to live up to its reputation... 19 Oct 2025 | 06:23
New Yorkers gathered at the steps of the New York Public Library one week after writer Salman Rushdie was stabbed upstate. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Crowd Cheers On Salman Rushdie At NYPL A crowd of Salman Rushdie’s friends and supporters gathered at the steps of the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue Friday... News 19 Aug 2022 | 07:38
