‘Broken system’ led to state’s premature release of psych patient accused of stabbing tourist inside NYC Macy’s bathroom

Tina Moore, Rich Calder
Sat, 13 Dec 2025 19:05:13 -0500

New York’s broken mental health system pressures doctors to release severely psychotic patients -- and likely played a role in the attack on a tourist this week in Macy’s Herald Square, insiders and other critics told The Post Saturday.