NEW YORK — A 41-year-old man was repeatedly stabbed and slashed during a bloody fight with a rival in Times Square Saturday as the city prepared for its annual New Year’s Eve celebration, police said.
The victim, who is believed to be homeless, was at the corner of Seventh Avenue and 40th Street about 11 a.m. when he got into an argument with another man, cops said.
The two men quickly came to blows. During the fight, the suspect pulled a blade and repeatedly stabbed and slashed his rival in the chest and back.
