POLICE RESPOND TO a stabbing in the vicinity of 3053 / 3069 Villa Avenue in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx on Tuesday morning, July 7, 2026. Video by Miriam Quiñones

A 42-year-old man was hospitalized on Tuesday morning, July 7, after a stabbing near a deli in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx, city officials said.

 

An FDNY/EMS spokesperson said that the department received a 911 call at 9.17 a.m. on Tuesday for a report of a person who was stabbed at 3053 Villa Avenue, located between Bedford Park Boulevard and East 204^th Street. They said one civilian patient was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital in Belmont and that their condition and description were unknown.

Meanwhile, when contacted, the NYPD said that similarly, they received a 911 call at 9.17 a.m. for a person who was stabbed in the vicinity of 3069 Villa Avenue. They said a 42-year-old male was stabbed in the abdomen and leg, apparently following a verbal dispute. They said EMS transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition, there were no initial arrests, and the investigation was ongoing.

 

Two people were seen on video being placed in police vehicles at the scene. Norwood News asked for further clarification from police regarding this and were initially informed that even if someone is placed in a police vehicle, it may not necessarily mean they are being arrested. We followed up a bit later with the NYPD and received confirmation that two people have since been arrested.

They are presumed innocent unless and until convicted in a court of law.

 

One witness, whose identity we are not disclosing, told Norwood News they saw the incident in its entirety and that two males got into a fight with a third man who had a bike. The witness said the two stabbed the third man in the stomach and in the leg. She said the dispute started between two people, and as one started to leave, three people were eventually seen arguing, with one person calling the biker the N word.

“Then they started fighting,” the witness said. “That guy fell down on the floor, and the two stabbed him,” they added, referring to the victim. The witness then said the two assailants entered a nearby building and the victim entered another building, which they said police were later seen also entering.

 

Two white, blood-stained cloths, one possibly an item of clothing and one possibly a napkin, were seen on the pavement at the crime scene, alongside some other pools of blood.

Anyone with information regarding this incident 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 https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.

 

All calls are strictly confidential.