A 45-year-old man was set on fire by an unknown attacker early Sunday near Times Square, the NYPD said. The victim, who was not publicly identified, was taken from Seventh Avenue and 41st Street in an ambulance to Weill Cornell Hospital in stable condition following the 4 a.

In Times Square, a man was set on fire early this morning, prompting an urgent search by the NYPD for the suspect.

NYPD is searching for a suspect who set a man on fire in Midtown early Sunday morning. Police received a 911 call at 3:55 a.m. for a person on fire at 41st Street and 7th Avenue. When police arrived on the scene,