Former NYPD Chief of Detectives Boyce questions DA after no hate crime charge in Chinatown stabbing WABC Share: CHINATOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- The wave of violent unprovoked attacks against Asian Americans may end up with a man losing his life. Sources say the 36-year-old stabbed in his back in Chinatown last week with an 8-inch-kitchen knife is not likely to survive but is still fighting for his life. Meanwhile, community leaders are outraged after the Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance dropped the 2nd degree attempted murder as a hate crime charge, just a day after it was filed. The DA said there was no evidence the suspect saw his victim's face.