NYPD investigating fatal Midtown stabbing
NEW YORK - The NYPD is investigating after a man was found stabbed to death inside of a Midtown building late Saturday night.
According to authorities, at around 11:35 officers responded to a 911 call of an assault in progress at 38 West 31st Street, a building formerly known as the Grand Hotel in the 1800s.
Upon arrival, they found a man lying unconscious with multiple stab wounds in his neck, shoulder, and arm.
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The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The site of the former Grand Hotel is still listed as a hotel and has multiple listings on Airbnb. However, city records show several building violations, including operating an illegal hotel and illegally converting office space to residential.