Food delivery worker stabbed with screwdriver on Upper West Side during attempted bike snatching: cops

A food delivery worker was stabbed by a screwdriver-wielding menace during an attempted bike robbery in Manhattan Wednesday night, cops said. 

The 34-year-old man spotted a pair of alleged thieves trying to steal his bike on West End Avenue between 61st Street and 62nd Street on the Upper West Side around 10:20 p.m., according to the NYPD.


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A 34-year-old food delivery worker was stabbed with a screwdriver during an attempted robbery. NurPhoto via Getty Images

When the worker tried to stop them, one of the would-be robbers plunged a screwdriver into his back, according to police. 

The wounded victim was taken by medics to Mount Sinai Morningside, where he was listed in stable condition. 

The perps fled southbound on West End Avenue, cops said. 


photo in front of building where attack occurred
The victim was stabbed in the back on the Upper West Side. Google

They were still in the wind Thursday night.

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