The harrowing December 2024 incident raised the alarm about the safety of the city's public subway system. Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, was arrested in connection to the crime, where he is accused of setting her on fire with a lighter and fanned the flames using a shirt.

Police in New York City are actively searching for an unidentified male suspect who lit a man on fire overnight Sunday in in the middle of Times Square.

NYPD seeks a suspect after a man was set on fire in Times Square and is critically injured. The attack appears non-random, with both men possibly acquainted.

The New York Police Department (NYPD) is investigating after an 'unidentified' attacker set a 45-year-old man on fire in Manhattan's Times Square in the early morning hours.

A 45-year-old man was set on fire in the early hours of Sunday morning in New York City's busy tourist hotspot, Times Square, with his attacker having fled police sparking a manhunt

A man is recovering Sunday after being set on fire in Times Square as police search for a suspect. The male victim, 45, was set on fire in the area of West 41st Street and 7th Avenue around 4 a.m. Sunday,

The 45-year-old victim suffered horrific burns all over his face and arms shortly before 4am on Sunday, NYPD said

New York City authorities are searching for a suspect who set a man on fire in Times Square Sunday morning. Police responded to a 45-year-old man on fire on West 41st Street and 7th Avenue just before 4 a.