A 54-year-old woman was stabbed in the stomach inside a luxury Upper East Side apartment building on East 73rd Street after officers arrived at the scene between Second and Third Avenues at approximately 12:39 p.m.
Police have taken a person of interest into custody as the investigation continues.
The stabbing occurred inside a luxury Upper East Side apartment building on East 73rd Street, and sources identified the victim as a 54-year-old woman and the alleged stabber as a 66-year-old resident of 210 East 73rd St.
The attack happened Saturday at about 12:30 p.m., according to sources.
EMS medics transported the woman to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center, where she was listed in stable condition.
The alleged stabber was taken into custody but hadn’t been charged as of Sunday morning, sources said.
The Eastgate complex, which includes buildings at 220, 225, 230, and 235 East 73rd Street, was designed by architect Emery Roth and built by developers Bing & Bing between 1929 and 1936.
One-bedroom units in the building go for as much as $700,000, according to StreetEasy data.
The two had argued over the victim’s oxygen mask before the stabbing, sources said.
A building resident told the Post he overheard the aide speaking intensely to her patient on the phone.
He had just come back from running errands and was having a cigarette when she asked him for one.
When he declined, the situation escalated.
“I heard her screaming into the phone: ‘I do everything for you, I do your laundry, I take care of you, I take care of every little thing,'” the resident recalled.
It remains unclear whether the stabbing took place inside an apartment or in a common area of the building, and the exact relationship between the victim and the person of interest has not been disclosed.
Police said charges against the person of interest were pending.
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center, located at 525 East 68th Street, operates an accredited Level 1 Adult Trauma Center less than half a mile from the East 73rd Street scene, and level 1 trauma facilities keep surgical teams on hand around the clock to treat severe penetrating organ trauma.
The hospital proximity likely contributed to the victim’s stable condition and rapid treatment.
In the viral moment that led to wider attention, the resident had witnessed the aide’s distressed phone call with her patient before the violence escalated. The tension over the oxygen mask appeared to be the immediate trigger for the altercation.
The building resident’s account captured the emotional strain audible in the aide’s voice as she detailed her responsibilities caring for the patient.
Charges against the person of interest remain pending as of Sunday morning.