Halal food cart vendor stabbed outside Fordham University Manhattan campus

Police are searching for a antheral who stabbed a Halal nutrient cart vendor extracurricular Fordham University’s Manhattan campus.

The 25-year-old unfortunate was arguing with the fishy extracurricular Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus connected 60th St. adjacent Columbus Ave. erstwhile helium told constabulary the antheral “poked” him with an chartless entity astir 11:25 p.m. Thursday.

Medics treated the unfortunate astatine the country for insignificant injuries, said police.

The victim, Ayman Moustafa, told the Fordham University pupil paper The Observer that his attacker forced his mode into his nutrient cart earlier stabbing him with a knife.

“He tried to participate the cart, I told him ‘Go backmost please, don’t participate please,’ and helium got a weapon successful his pocket, and helium stabbed me, helium tried to stab maine successful my stomach, and erstwhile I pushed him out, helium conscionable got my limb with the knife,” Moustafa told The Observer.

The Council connected American-Islamic Relations condemned the onslaught connected Moustafa.

“Our streets indispensable beryllium a harmless abstraction for everyone, including hardworking vendors similar Ayman Mustafa,” said Afaf Nasher, the enforcement manager of CAIR-NY. “We anticipation the substance is taken with the seriousness it deserves and that the perpetrator is brought to justness swiftly.”

Thursday’s onslaught follows the August indictment of David Grinblat, 34, for spitting connected and repeatedly punching a 25-year-old antheral helium called “a terrorist.”

When asked by the unfortunate wherefore Grinblat spat connected him, the suspect allegedly said, “That’s what I do. Death to Muslims.”

Originally Published: October 11, 2024 astatine 9:36 p.m.