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.

A man is recovering Sunday after being set on fire near 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 NYPD said. Police said he may have had a flammable substance thrown onto him.

Police said an attacker threw a substance on a man and lit him on fire early Sunday at West 41st Street and Seventh Avenue.