Inside the recent spate of attacks on the New York City subway …
2 days ago · Migrant charged with murder and arson after NYC subway attack Woman is set on fire on subway Woman is set on fire on subway Man shoved onto subway tracks and struck by train – but survives New ...
Subway Violence Stubbornly Defies All Efforts to Quell It
3 days ago · The New York City subway system — that crucible of confined space, deadly machinery and the frequent presence of people capable of lashing out — feels more dangerous these days. Statistics ...
2 New Year's Day subway stabbings injure victims in New York City
3 days ago · NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Two men were stabbed in separate attacks involving the subway system on New Year's Day in Manhattan. In the first attack, a 30-year-old man was stabbed in the head, side ...
Adams claims subway violence — including horrific arson attack ...
4 days ago · High-profile random attacks -- notably the horrific arson in which a woman was burned to death on an F train -- "overshadowed" New York City's supposed successes in reining in subway crime during ...
New York Police identify woman burned to death inside subway …
4 days ago · NEW YORK — (AP) — New York Police announced Tuesday they've identified the woman who died on Dec. 22 after being set on fire while inside a New York subway train as a 61-year-old from New Jersey.
Transit riders sound off on NYC subway safety as spate of horrific ...
Dec 23, 2024 · Both incidents happened after two people were shot at a Q train station in Brooklyn.Two people remained at large as of Monday afternoon. The number of National Guard troops deployed in NYC subways ...
When Will New York City Get Serious About Subway Safety?
Dec 23, 2024 · The immolation was the 11th subway murder in New York City this year, surpassing this century’s high point of ten in 2022. The murder occurred hours after a straphanger used a knife in apparent self-defense during a robbery, according to the Queens DA, killing one of his attackers. Between 2000 and 2019, the NYC subways saw an average of 2.2 ...
Daniel Penny and New York’s Vigilantes - by Kat Rosenfield
Oct 20, 2024 · Real-life vigilantism is so woven into New York’s social fabric that it sometimes wears a uniform, as with the Guardian Angels, who patrolled the crime-ridden 1970s subway system wearing jaunty red berets. It’s also historically popular at moments when trust in the system has collapsed.
A report card on an NYC Subway system in crisis - New York Post
Mar 9, 2024 · Police can arrest suspects quickly because the MTA has blanketed its system – stations, and, now, subways and buses – with cameras; the third subway murder of this year, a February shooting on a...
'Million-Dollar Smile': Yearbook Remembers New York Woman …
2 days ago · The 57-year-old woman, who was set on fire on a New York City subway last week, was known for her "million-dollar smile." Debrina Kawam was killed after a 33-year-old man put her ablaze while she ...