This is the shocking moment a 62-year-old man was brutally attacked by a group of teenagers near Times Square early on Wednesday morning - two days after international tourists returned to New York City for the first time in 20 months.
Shocking video footage of the assault was released by police in an attempt to identify the attackers, and shows the man being struck on the head from behind before being slashed and stabbed by six other teens as he lay helplessly on the ground.
The violent incident took place in front of 315 West 44 Street and near Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan at 5.37am on November 10.
The motive of the attack is not yet known but the area has seen a number of attacks in recent months.
This is the shocking moment a 62-year-old man was hit over the head from behind and then brutally attacked by a group of teenagers near Times Square early on Wednesday morning
The video shows the victim walking alone down a sidewalk at at 5.37am on November 10, when an unidentified male struck him over the head with an object, making him fall to the ground
The video shows the victim walking alone down a sidewalk when an unidentified male struck him over the head with an object, making him fall to the ground.
A group of six additional unidentified males then run towards the man as he struggles to get up and begin 'stabbing and slashing' him.
He was slashed in the face and stabbed in the neck during the attack, according to police.
Emergency services responded to the incident and transported the man to a Manhattan hospital in what police described as stable condition, reported Pix 11 News.
A group of six additional unidentified males then run towards the man as he struggles to get up and begin 'stabbing and slashing' him
The motive of the attack is not yet known and following the attack, the suspects fled to the Times Square subway station
Following the attack, the suspects fled to the Times Square subway station, using the entrance at West 44th Street and Eighth Avenue, for the A, C and E lines, officials said, but it was unclear if they headed uptown or downtown.
Images of the suspects wearing hoodies and smiling were released by police on Twitter and no arrests had been made, as of Wednesday morning.
Anyone with information on the attack has been asked to contact NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or direct message @NYPDTips on Twitter for a reward up to $3500.
Images of the suspects wearing hoodies and smiling (pictured) were released by police on Twitter and anyone with information on the attack has been asked to contact NYPD's Crime Stoppers
The attack comes as New York City grapples with increasing crime and a spike in overall lawlessness, according to the NYPD's latest monthly numbers
The attack comes as New York City has been crippled by increasing visible, violent crime, including horrific subway and street attacks.
According to NYPD crime data, the city has had 1,526 shooting victims this year through October 17, nearly double the amount of gun violence victims through the same time as 2019, which had 760.
There were 1,507 shooting victims through October 17 of last year.
The data recorded 89 shooting victims 17 years old and younger from January 1 to September 26 of this year. In 2019, there were 45 shooting victims 17 years old and younger during the same time period.
Of those injured in shootings, 16 young people were killed by gun violence between January 1 and September 26 - an increase of more than 136 per cent compared with the same time period in 2019, when three children or teens were killed.
According to the NYPD's latest monthly numbers, overall crime was up 1.73 per cent last month compared with November 2020. Felony assault was up by 8.3 per cent and robbery rose by 2.1 per cent.
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