A worker cleans the street after the first public New Year's event since the Covid pandemic, at Times Square, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., Jan. 1, 2023.
Three New York City police officers were injured after being attacked with a machete near New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square, authorities said.
The suspect approached an officer and attempted to strike him over the head with the machete, Commissioner Keechant Sewell said.
He then struck two officers in the head with the blade before being shot in the shoulder and apprehended by police, Sewell said.
The officers were hospitalized, one with a fractured skull and another with a bad cut, but were in stable condition, Sewell added.