Upper West Side stabbings prompt hate-crime probe
Two men were stabbed on Manhattan’s Upper West Side; police arrested 51-year-old Raul Morales and are reviewing whether the attacks were hate-motivated, after victims were identified as Asian and Jewish and Morales reportedly shouted 'Allahu Akbar'; both men were hospitalized in stable condition, Morales barricaded himself in a NYCHA building before being taken into custody, and officials say mental health may be a factor while leaders condemned the attacks.