A 51-year-old man stabbed two people in broad daylight near Central Park on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City Thursday afternoon, according to police, who are evaluating whether the attacks were potential hate crimes.

A possible suspect is in custody after two people were stabbed in broad daylight in Manhattan's residential Upper West Side neighborhood, authorities said.

Two men were stabbed Thursday afternoon in broad daylight in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, police said.