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Woman arrested in Midtown attacks; report says second victim was a rabbi

Fox News reports that Anna Mochalova, 32, was arrested after two Midtown Manhattan attacks that the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is investigating.

Updated Oct 25, 2026 · 22:06 UTC1 reports

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A 32-year-old Brooklyn woman, Anna Mochalova, was arrested Saturday over two Midtown Manhattan attacks on Wednesday, according to police.[Fox News]
The first attack left a 37-year-old man with a forearm laceration; about two hours later, a 26-year-old man was stabbed in the back.[Fox News]
The New York Post reported the second victim was a rabbi attacked with a syringe, but police have not specified the weapon.[Fox News]
Both incidents remain under investigation by the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force.[Fox News]

Anna Mochalova, 32, was arrested Saturday evening and charged with assault, menacing, aggravated harassment and criminal possession of a weapon counts, police confirmed.[Fox News]
The NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is investigating both Midtown incidents.[Fox News]
The first attack was reported around 5:50 p.m. Wednesday at West 45th Street and Avenue of the Americas, where a 37-year-old man was struck in the forearm with a sharp object.[Fox News]
About two hours later, a 26-year-old man was stabbed in the back outside 15 West 47th Street and taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition.[Fox News]
The New York Post identified the second victim as a rabbi and reported that a syringe was used.[Fox News]

Police have not specified whether a syringe was used or what it may have contained; the syringe claim comes from the New York Post.[Fox News]
The second victim's identification as a rabbi is attributed to the New York Post and is not confirmed by police in the reporting.[Fox News]
The assault and weapons charges against Mochalova are accusations under investigation, and no court findings are reported.[Fox News]

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