Woman killed in Times Square stabbing attack worked for Bank of America
The woman who died, Erin Piacenti, 32, was one of two people who were stabbed Monday afternoon in the tourist and theater hub, a few blocks from Bank of America's office tower in New York.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: PBS NewsHour · Sep 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM ET
- Coverage span: 9h 1m
- Coverage: 2 reports from 2 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 2 publications in 13h 56m

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Woman killed in Times Square stabbing attack worked for Bank of America(opens original report in a new tab)CBS NewsTier B
Victim in Times Square stabbing identified as Bank of America employee(opens original report in a new tab)Erin Piacenti was identified as one of the two people stabbed by a woman Monday afternoon in Times Square before police shot and killed the suspect. — CBS News
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CurrentWire ranked this story 69.3 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
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- 20.8 of 35
- Source authority
- 20 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 8.5 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 10 of 10
- Story prominence
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- Velocity
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Strongest signal: source authority, 20 of 20. How each signal is calculated.
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