Valley Stream woman charged in Inwood assault

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Outside a deli at 414 Bayview Ave. in Inwood was the site of an alleged assault at 12:45 a.m. on June 27, according to police.
A man, 23, had left the deli as Katrina Cruz walked by. Cruz, 20, for a reason known only to her, she threw a cup at the man’s face and stabbed him in the stomach, police said. He was taken to St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway and treated for his injuries.
Cruz was arrested at 9:18 a.m. on the same day at her Valley Stream home on Rockaway Avenue. She was charged with assault-second degree and possession of a dangerous weapon-fourth degree.