Zoe Cosgrove

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Oct 9, 2026, 1:20 PM

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A 16-year-old boy was stabbed in the back Friday in Crown Heights, according to the NYPD.

It happened just before 10 a.m. in front of the Golden Krust Caribbean Restaurant, located at 823 Franklin Ave.

The NYPD says the teen was alert and conscious when officers arrived on scene.

EMS took him to Maimonides Hospital, where he is expected to recover.

The stabbing happened just one block from several schools, including the International High School at Prospect Heights and the Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment.

Police say they are searching for a male suspect who ran from the scene dressed in all black. He is around 5 feet 7 inches tall and 130 pounds.

Information about what sparked the attack was not immediately available.