At approximately 11:30 p.m. on Oct. 10, an unidentified man stabbed Ayman Moustafa, a worker at the halal cart outside of Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus.
Moustafa said the assailant came around the back of the halal cart and attempted to enter. He told the individual not to enter the cart, and in response, the man revealed a knife. The individual then attempted to forcibly enter the cart, starting a physical altercation between the two where the man stabbed Moustafa in the left tricep just above the elbow.
“He tried to enter the cart, I told him ‘go back please, don’t enter please,’ and he got a knife in his pocket, and he stabbed me, he tried to stab me in my stomach, and when I pushed him out, he just got my arm with the knife,” Moustafa said.
Moustafa said that it’s possible the assailant was attempting to steal, but claimed the assailant didn’t order any food.
Moustafa called the police after the incident. The attacker fled south, according to Fordham Public Safety, before two NYPD officers responded less than five minutes after the assault. Moustafa then filed a police report and received medical attention in an ambulance.
Despite the incident, Moustafa continued serving food at the halal cart within the hour.
“I still feel safe, and also I complete my work — I stay to complete my work. I’m not gone, I’m not leaving, I’m staying here. I’m not leaving,” Moustafa said.
At the time of publication, Fordham Public Safety has been notified of the incident, but no RamSafe alert has been issued.
