On Thursday, a man was stabbed with a machete in broad daylight in Times Square.
The victim was reportedly stabbed in both legs by three men outside a McDonald’s restaurant.
The man is in stable condition and is expected to survive.
An NYPD spokesperson told DailyMail.com that three suspects, all men, have been arrested.
Detectives hope that the victim will confirm the identity of the suspect.
A man was stabbed with a machete in Times Square on Thursday afternoon
The victim was reportedly stabbed in both legs by three men outside a McDonald’s restaurant
The New York Fire Department received a call about the stabbing at West 45th Street and Broadway around 10 a.m.
Officials said one of the suspects was wearing jeans, a black shirt and a backpack.
A second suspect was reportedly wearing a black hoodie with the Wu Tang Clan logo, and a third was wearing a gray hoodie and blue jeans.
The victim has not yet been identified by officials.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
Earlier this month, shocking footage emerged of the moment a serial killer stabbed a random tourist near Times Square in an apparently unprovoked attack.
An NYPD spokesperson told DailyMail.com that three suspects, all men, have been arrested
There is blood on the floor after a man was stabbed in Times Square on Thursday
A man using a walker was seen on video brandishing a weapon at West 43rd and Eighth Avenue, near the storefront of Port Gourmet Deli before lunging at an unsuspecting woman.
It took another two minutes for police officers to close in, prompting him to drop the knife and arrest him.
Cyril Destin, 62, was charged earlier this week in connection with the shocking attack on a 36-year-old Pennsylvania woman who was reportedly walking with her daughter at the time.
Sources told the New York Post that the attacker had a history of mental health problems and previous arrests, and was living on the streets.
Dustin has been arrested 14 times in the past two decades, most recently for criminal mischief in 2022, law enforcement sources told the newspaper.