Man pleads guilty to attempted murder in stabbing at Port Authority

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NEW YORK — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced Thursday that 42-year-old Michael McCloskey has pleaded guilty to the unprovoked stabbing death of a 65-year-old carpenter at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in April 2024. McCloskey pleaded guilty in New York State Supreme Court to one count of attempted second-degree murder. He is expected to receive a 13-year prison sentence, followed by five years of probation upon release.

“Today, Michael McCloskey was found responsible for the unprovoked attack on a man at a public, heavily populated transportation hub,” District Attorney Bragg said in a statement. “Although the victim has fortunately recovered, he must live with the physical scars caused by this attack.”

The attack occurred on April 22, 2024, at approximately 5:40 a.m. According to court documents and McCloskey's confession in his guilty plea, the victim, a carpenter, was waiting for a co-worker at the terminal and was sitting near the Hudson News store when McCloskey approached him from behind. Without provocation, McCloskey stabbed the man nine times in the neck, throat, back and arm. The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he received 47 stitches and continued treatment.