Police in New York City report that two separate stabbing incidents occur on Thursday near Central Park on the Upper West Side. Officials say the two victims are targeted in separate attacks that happen a short distance apart, and both stabbings are described as nonfatal. CBS News reports that the victims are Asian and Jewish. The New York Police Department is investigating the incidents and has opened inquiries into whether the attacks may be hate crimes. The New York Times says police arrest a man after the daylight stabbings, and it is not immediately clear what triggers the attacks. The Independent similarly reports that an arrested suspect is linked to stabbing two men in separate nonfatal attacks in Manhattan. Across outlets, police characterize the investigation as ongoing, with detectives assessing motive and whether the circumstances fit hate-crime criteria. The reports do not provide additional details about the suspect, the precise locations beyond the Upper West Side near Central Park, or the factors leading to the investigation beyond the descriptions of the victims and the police review of potential motive.