The first attack happened in front of a Whole Foods near 6th Avenue and 42nd Street around 6:40 p.m.
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Police say the suspect attacked a 22-year-old man and then went into the store, up to the second floor, where he attacked a 49-year-old woman.
Both of those victims were taken to Bellevue Hospital with minor injuries.
The suspect then left the store and made his way on a subway car at West 47th Street and 6th Avenue by Rockefeller Center, where he attacked a 55-year-old woman.
That victim was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center where she's expected to survive.
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The suspect was taken into custody. Charges against him are pending.
Police say all three attacks appeared to be random.
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