{"id":7020,"date":"2026-07-25T09:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T09:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=7020"},"modified":"2026-07-25T09:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T09:04:09","slug":"nyc-stabbings-suspect-arrested-on-hate-crime-charges-in-both-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=7020","title":{"rendered":"NYC stabbings suspect arrested on hate crime charges in both attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 A suspect in two separate stabbings on New York City streets was arrested Friday on attempted murder and charged with hate crimes relating to both victims, a Jewish man and an Asian man.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=7018\">Soggy start to the weekend in central NC, before a very pleasant end<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Raul Morales, 51, allegedly yelled the Arabic phrase \u201cAllahu akbar\u201d while attacking the two men Thursday on Manhattan\u2019s Upper West Side, according to police accounts of what witnesses told them.<\/p>\n<p>Morales was initially arrested Friday on hate crime charges related to the Jewish man but not the other. He was arraigned later that day and charged with attempted murder and assault as hate crimes related to both victims.<\/p>\n<p>As Morales was led out of a police station Friday evening, he shouted about seeking justice for someone. When reporters asked about the stabbings, he responded that he was \u201cgonna talk about it\u201d as he was ushered into a police car. <\/p>\n<p>Morales\u2019 court-appointed attorney did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment late Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The stabbings happened about two blocks apart Thursday afternoon, police said. Both victims were taken to a hospital and were expected to survive. They were in stable condition Friday, state Attorney General Letitia James said at a morning news conference with other officials and community leaders.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Manhattan District Attorney\u2019s Office, Morales approached the Asian man from behind and stabbed him with a knife \u201cwithout provocation.\u201d Then, after walking four blocks away, he stabbed the Jewish man wearing a kippah with a screwdriver, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>A witness followed Morales as he fled to the apartment he was staying at, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=7014\">Georgia\u2019s Okefenokee Swamp among new additions to join UNESCO\u2019s World Heritage List<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Jewish victim was attacked just after leaving a nearby synagogue, called the Jewish Center, Rabbi Yosie Levine said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was just trying to pray at his synagogue, and now we\u2019re the ones praying for his recovery,\u201d Levine said.<\/p>\n<p>The Asian American Foundation, a New York-based advocacy group, said in a statement the attacks \u201cunderscore the persistent safety challenges\u201d and mistreatment \u2014 from harassment to physical assault \u2014 facing Asian Americans in the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe demand continued, meaningful investment in community safety and hate prevention that protects everyone,\u201d the group said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>The charges Morales faces carry a consecutive total of 40 years in prison, prosecutors said. His next court appearance is scheduled for July 30.<\/p>\n<p>Hate crimes in New York City have been on the rise in recent years, while overall violent crime rates have dropped, according to police data. Tisch said in April that more than half of all confirmed hate crimes in the city so far this year targeted Jewish people. Estimates of the size of the city\u2019s Jewish community vary, but it\u2019s far less than half the overall population. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are undeniably being disproportionately targeted, again and again and again,\u201d City Comptroller Mark Levine said at the Friday morning news conference, where he also told Asian Americans: \u201cWe stand in outrage with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=7012\">India\u2019s \u2018Cockroach\u2019 protests take on Modi with unlikely weapons: Sharp, irreverent humor and memes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James and Levine are Democrats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 A suspect in two separate stabbings on New York City streets&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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