"I don't know if he was in shock or what the situation was, but he was fine. It was like, 'Just another day in the hood,'" another witness told the Daily News.

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Michel Green is a friend of the victim. Green told the Post, “I went to pull the knife out, but someone said, 'No, no! It might have hit an artery!'"

One worker in the area claims the incident followed a robbery in an area known for drugs and gang activity.

New York police say the man with the kinfe in the back will be fine after being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

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