Man stabbed in stomach inside McDonald's in Times Square

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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
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TIMES SQUARE, Manhattan (WABC) -- A 27-year-old man was stabbed in the stomach inside a McDonald's in Times Square.

The victim was stabbed inside the McDonald's at Broadway and West 45th Street just before 6 a.m. Tuesday.

He was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition.

The stabbing stemmed from an ongoing dispute the victim had with the suspect, who fled on foot and is being sought.

This marked the third stabbing in the vicinity of Midtown and in close proximity to Times Square in less than a week.

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