It happened around 10:30 a.m. on Parsons Boulevard in Briarwood.
When officers responded to a call of the man throwing glass against the wall, he retrieved the knife and advanced toward the officers, police said. A relative tried unsuccessfully to restrain him.
The officers gave repeated warnings to drop the knife and tried to isolate the man by shutting a door between rooms.
"The armed male was able to push through the closed door and continued to push toward the officers with the kitchen knife in hand. At this point, the officers discharged their weapons at the armed male," according to Assistant Chief Christopher Mcintosh, the commanding officer of the NYPD's Patrol Borough Queens South.
The man was struck multiple times. He was taken Jamaica Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and the officers are also being checked out for minor injuries.
"This entire incident is depicted on body worn camera footage," Mcintosh said. "Officers requested EMS and rendered aid to the male, including applying a tourniquet."
Mcintosh declined to answer additional questions about how many shots were fired or the mental health history of the man, citing the ongoing investigation.
The incident is under investigation by the NYPD's Force Investigation Division.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted about the shooting on social media and said he is committed to keeping New Yorkers informed as they learn more.
(ABC News contributed to this report.)
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