A 66-year-old Morris County man is recovering in a hospital after he was stabbed multiple times in a random attack outside the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York.
The victim was on his way to work as a carpenter when he was stabbed and slashed in the neck and arm outside the bus terminal in Manhattan shortly before 6 a.m., the NY Post reported.
Port Authority police arrested a 42-year-old California man at 5:43 a.m. after officers witnessed him stabbing the victim at the midtown bus terminal.
Attempted murder, first-degree assault, and a weapons charge are pending, officials said.
The victim was taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
The victim has been commuting from New Jersey to Manhattan for the past five years and was reading a book while waiting for a coworker when the man allegedly charged at him in the unprovoked attack, the NY Post said.
A Port Authority spokesperson said violent crime at the bus terminal is rare but that they have increased police and civilian security staffing at the facility.
“Safeguarding the public and our employees is the absolute highest priority for our agency,” a Port Authority spokesperson said in a statement.
“We will also continue to work closely with our local and state law enforcement partners to ensure the safety of the traveling public,” the spokesperson said.
