Victim stabbed twice in Times Square NYC in broad daylight, police say

An apparently homeless man was stabbed twice in the middle of Times Square Saturday — yelling “save the children” while bleeding profusely after the attack, cops and witnesses said.

The 30-year-old victim was outside 1501 Broadway, which houses Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers and other restaurants, at West 44th Street in the Crossroads of the World when the attacker plunged a knife into his left ribs and arm around 11:40 a.m., cops said.

A vendor said the victim was shirtless, bleeding from his chest and yelling repeatedly after he was injured.

A man was stabbed outside Raising Cane’s Chicken in Times Square Saturday, cops said. Michael Nigro

The victim, whose identity wasn’t released, was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition, cops said. He was “highly uncooperative” and police weren’t sure what led up to the assault, cops said.

The attacker took off in an unknown direction and was described as wearing a black jacket and dark pants, cops said.

The attacker fled from the scene of the stabbing and the victim was uncooperative, cops said. Michael Nigro

Blood pooled on the sidewalk outside Raising Cane’s after the bloody stabbing.

Felony assaults have shot up 25% in the 13th Precinct (Midtown South) so far this year to 256 from 205 at the same time last year, NYPD data show.

Felony assaults citywide are down .2% citywide. Major crime is down 3% citywide so far this year over last, according to the data.