Officers recovered both a knife and a screwdriver during the arrest.Tisch said victim and witness statements indicated Morales repeatedly yelled "Allahu Akbar" during the attacks. She said, "Anyone who tries to tear that apart will be met with the full force of the law. "Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he had been briefed on the "horrifying stabbings" and thanked officers for their swift response. They are also evaluating these stabbings as potential hate crimes. These hateful and despicable attacks have no place in our city," he wrote.