Two men stabbed in unprovoked attack in broad daylight on New York City streets, police say

By CNN
July 23, 2026 | 5:02 PM

(CNN) — Two men were stabbed Thursday afternoon in broad daylight in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, police said.

Both victims, a 57-year-old man and 50-year-old man, were stabbed “throughout” their bodies, according to the New York City Police Department. The attack was unprovoked, two law enforcement sources said.

Police received a 911 call just after 1:30 pm and found the first victim conscious and alert with a stab wound to his back, according to a law enforcement official.

The other victim was stabbed in the chest, according to a source. One stabbing took place at West 84th Street and Central Park West, and the other happened just blocks away near West 86th Street and Central Park West. They were transferred to Mount Sinai Morningside in stable condition and are expected to survive.

Marianna Ellenberg, a witness, said she saw “a man kneeling on the street with a knife just sticking out of his back, like a movie.”

“I’ve been robbed myself, but to actually see just the knife sticking out, it’s just like that kind of cruel violence at 2 p.m. (in) the afternoon in bright sunlight,” she added. “It just kind of reminds you this idea of your safety zone, like nothing is safe.”

The suspect is in custody as an investigation into a possible motive is ongoing, police said. CNN is working to determine more about the stabbing.

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Wendell Price Takes Over Davis Street Kitchen, YES!

By CNN
August 19, 2026 | 12:56 AM

Click here for updates on this story August 18, 2026 (Houston Style Magazine) -- Houston knows a comeback, a reinvention and — perhaps most importantly — a good plate when it sees one. Now Davis Street at Hermann Park is entering an exciting new culinary chapter with acclaimed Houston chef and Food Network veteran Wendell Price guiding the kitchen. And our immediate response is simple: YES!Located at 5925 Almeda Road, just steps from Hermann Park and Houston’s Museum District, Davis Street is rolling out what it calls a “Fresh Start” — complete with new management, a new culinary team, revamped direction, a redesigned website and an expanded emphasis on weekend brunch, private events and farm-to-table dining.At the center of that new energy is Price, a chef whose résumé has traveled considerably farther than Almeda Road.photo Food Network’s own archives document Price appearing as a professional chef on Date Plate and competing across several episodes of Ready… Set… Cook!, including “Bonanza?,” “Cook Once, Serve Twice,” “Eye-Opening Breakfast” and “Shellfish: Impossible?” Food Network also maintains recipes credited to Price, including Moroccan lamb chops, thyme buttermilk chicken, guava barbecue ribs and mashed sweet potatoes.Translation: the man knows his way around a stove.Price also earned the “chef to the stars” description in Houston food media after cooking for entertainment personalities including Denzel Washington. But celebrity connections are only seasoning. What matters now is what Chef Wendell is putting on Houston plates.And Davis Street’s new menu suggests he came ready to cook. The restaurant describes Price’s weekend brunch as a farm-to-table, organic and locally sourced French Country eating experience. The menu moves confidently from Southern comfort to international influences: Shrimp & Grits with Gulf fried shrimp, Mama’s Thyme Fried Chicken Wings, Buttermilk Spiced Chicken Fried Chicken, Velvet Hotcakes with maple brown butter, Fire-Grilled Cedar Salmon glazed with lemongrass honey, Asian Short Ribs and Jerk Lamb Chops.That is not brunch whispering politely from the corner.That is brunch walking into the room dressed like it owns the building.Price’s culinary personality fits particularly well with Davis Street’s identity: Southern soul polished with cosmopolitan technique. OpenTable currently lists Price as Davis Street’s executive chef and describes his cooking as combining French country technique, Creole influences and elevated Southern comfort.photo There is also significance in where this next chapter is happening.Davis Street debuted in 2014, becoming part of the dining landscape along Houston’s culturally significant Almeda corridor. Today it remains recognized as a Black-owned fine-dining restaurant, giving Houston another destination where culinary excellence, sophisticated hospitality and Black entrepreneurship meet at the same table.And Price’s assignment extends beyond dinner and brunch. Davis Street is positioning itself as a destination for corporate offsites, seminars, celebrations, private dining and catering, with Chef Price-created menus emphasizing organic and locally sourced ingredients.For Houston Style Magazine foodies, the timing could hardly be better.Saturday brunch runs 11 a.m.–3 p.m., Sunday brunch 11 a.m.–5 p.m., while dinner is currently offered Wednesday through Friday, 5–10 p.m.The restaurant is closed Monday and Tuesday.Houston has never suffered from a shortage of talented chefs. But some chefs possess something beyond technique — the ability to make dining feel like an occasion.Wendell Price is one of those chefs.So, Chef Wendell taking over the Davis Street kitchen?Houston Style Magazine has only one thing left to say:

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