A teenager was stabbed in front of a gym near Steinway Street in Astoria after he came to the defense of a friend who was about to be attacked by two men on the night of Thursday, July 17, according to law enforcement sources.
Police say a 17-year-old boy was standing in front of the New York Sports Club at 38-14 30th Ave. and talking to another man at around 11:40 p.m., when a black sedan pulled up. Two men exited the vehicle while a third man remained behind the wheel. The two assailants tried to assault the second man with a knife when the teen intervened and sustained a laceration to his neck and a stab wound to the left buttock.
The attackers jumped back into the black sedan, and the driver sped off southbound on Steinway Street toward Northern Boulevard, according to the NYPD.
Police from the 114th Precinct responded and found the wounded teen on the sidewalk. EMS transported him to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.
There have been no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding this assault investigation is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are confidential.
Through July 13, the 114th Precinct has reported 341 felony assaults so far in 2025, 20 more than the 321 reported at the same point last year, an increase of 6.2%, according to the most recent CompStat report.
