An Asian man was stabbed in Lower Manhattan on Thursday night, police said.
The 36-year-old victim was stabbed in the torso at around 6:20 pm near the Manhattan federal court on Worth Street, officials said.
The victim was taken to Bellevue hospital and listed in serious condition Thursday night.
The male suspect fled on foot.
Hours later, police said they arrested a 23-year-old man for stabbing him. The suspect had three previous arrests.
Mrs Yuh-Line Niou, whose district covers the area where the stabbing took place, said on Twitter that, preliminarily, the attack does not appear to be a hate crime.
The lawmaker said the Asian Hate Crime Task Force will assist in the investigation.
The task force was created last August as a result of an increase in hate crimes against Asians during the COVID-19 pandemic.