Fatal stabbing at Third Avenue migrant center

A verbal confrontation led to a fatal stabbing outside a Third Avenue migrant center this weekend.

The incident took place around 4:02 a.m. Sunday outside 1760 Third Avenue (between 97th and 98th Streets) when Oscar Gonzalez, 30, stabbed Argeyeris Martinez, 29, in the chest. Both men resided in the building.

NYPD officials say Martinez was pronounced dead after being rushed to Mount Sinai Morningside/St. Luke's Hospital.

A witness told the Daily News that the argument began after Martinez broke Gonzalez's car window. “The guy got out of the car and stabbed him. [The victim] was standing and then… he fell forward.

On Sunday at 5:50 p.m., Gonzalez was arrested on charges of murder and aggravated criminal possession of a weapon.

According to NYPD statistics, this was the third homicide in the 23rd Precinct this year.

Mayor Adams announced last year that the building, previously used as student housing for Hunter College and Baruch College, would house more than 500 migrant families. However, as the NY Post noted, it is unclear whether either of these men had children residing there.