New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea says Mike Kushnir is charged with murder.
The teenager was stabbed at the intersection of 181st Street and St. Nicholas Avenue just after 2 p.m. March 27.
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He flagged down EMS at the scene to tell them he was injured. He was bleeding profusely and was immediately taken to Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, where he later died.
He was identified the next day as Gerardo Rivas.
Officers cordoned off the scene as they spoke to street vendors and other possible witnesses.
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"This is happening everywhere today, it's so sad. It's unfortunate these kids don't know where their head is going. It's happening too often today. It's a shame, it really is," Frank Martinez, Jr. said.
The circumstances surrounding the stabbing are unknown.
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