stabbing two men with a syringe in midtown Manhattan

A 26-year-old man was stabbed with a syringe in Midtown as thousands of people were leaving their offices for the day on Wednesday, an attack the NYPD is investigating as a possible hate crime, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the matter.

The circumstances surrounding the latter investigation weren't immediately clear.

A woman, whom cops have yet to identify, is believed to have stabbed the man in the back around 6 p.m. near West 47th Street and Fifth Avenue.

No arrests have been made.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.