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How come no one threaded about the Australian tourist stabbed at McDonald’s in Midtown Manhattan?

Posted by Olog-hai on Mon Aug 17 17:13:37 2026

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Teen tourist from Australia stabbed inside Midtown M^cDonald's in apparent unprovoked attack: NYPD

A man is facing charges after a 19-year-old tourist from Australia was stabbed overnight inside a M^cDonald's in Midtown.

The victim was stabbed in the back just after 2 a.m. on Monday inside the restaurant on 8^th Avenue at 35^th Street.

The victim, who was staying at a nearby hotel, was apparently eating when he got into a dispute with 25-year-old Juan Mercedes of Florida.

The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition and is expected to survive.

Mercedes is facing a charge of assault.

Detectives believe this stabbing was unprovoked.

Regular customers say they avoid this M^cDonald's during late-night hours.

"There's always fighting over here. There's always arguing. You know sometimes even in the daytime," said customer Tony Wright. "I don't stay out here that late because every time around in the evening at night this is not the time for any one of us to be out here."

The victim, who has not yet been publicly identified, told Eyewitness News on the phone that he is recovering.

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