A violent attack in Brooklyn has cast a grim shadow over the lead-up to the New York City Marathon. A 28-year-old woman was stabbed multiple times while jogging near Shore Parkway and Bay 17th Street on Friday night at around 8 p.m., leaving her in critical condition as police continued to search for answers.
The timing has made the case especially unsettling because the woman had reportedly been training for Sunday’s race. The New York City Marathon is one of the city’s biggest annual sporting events, but this incident has shifted attention from the finish line to the immediate concern of a runner fighting to recover.
What police said
By Saturday, an NYPD spokesperson said the woman was still alive and that police had not identified a suspect. That left investigators with a serious assault and few public details about who was responsible or what led to the attack.
The location also stands out. Shore Parkway near Bay 17th Street sits along a route familiar to runners training in Brooklyn, and the assault has raised obvious concerns for anyone using the area for evening exercise.
Reaction from the running community
New York Road Runners, which organizes the marathon, said it was saddened by the attack and that its hearts were with the woman’s family and the running community. The statement reflected what this case has become: not just a police investigation, but a reminder of how vulnerable runners can be even in places they know well.
For now, the most important detail is also the simplest one. The woman survived the attack, but the questions around it remain urgent. With the New York City Marathon approaching, police are still trying to determine what happened on Friday night and who was behind it.
