NY governor touts increased surveillance amid MTA mayhem: Cameras in 'every single subway car'
After a surge in violence in the New York subway in the last few weeks, Gov. Kathy Hochul boasts that security cameras have ...
NYC ‘desperately’ needs to hire more cops to combat subway crime, says ex-NYPD boss Bill Bratton
Ex-NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton says the city needs more cops to crack down on subway mayhem and other crime, noting there ...
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Feeling anxious about riding the NYC subway? Here’s a guide for staying safe underground.
Rodriguez said the safest cars are the front, with the conductor, or the middle, where another MTA worker is stationed. But ...
NYC subway burning suspect, Laken Riley’s killer among illegal immigrants accused of preying on Americans
Sebastian Zapeta, who allegedly set a woman on fire in the NYC subway, and Laken Riley's killer, Jose Ibarra, were among ...
Cops nab homeless man wanted in 2 NYC subway stabs, including attack on MTA cleaner
Banks was wanted for knifing a 31-year-old man aboard an uptown No. 2 train at the 14th St. subway station in the West ...
Man stabbed in NYC subway station as congestion pricing kicks in, forcing more commuters into dangerous system
A man was stabbed in a Bronx 6 train station early Sunday morning, mere hours after congestion pricing went into effect, ...
A woman died in agony as onlookers pressed ‘Record’
One glances at the burning woman but makes no move to help her; the other strides in the other direction, speaking into a ...
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Brooklyn man charged in pair of subway knife attacks
A Brooklyn man was charged Sunday in connection with a pair of stabbings in the city, both following arguments in the subway.
New York’s Congestion Pricing Program Starts Without Hiccups
The New York City tolling plan, the first of its kind in the country, finally debuted after being halted just weeks before ...
NYC subway stabbings lead to arrest of Brooklyn man, says NYPD
Jamar Banks, 52, of Blake Avenue in East New York, is facing charges of first-degree assault and third-degree criminal ...
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Hochul pushes for expanded mental health laws
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to expand the state’s involuntary commitment laws to allow hospitals to compel more mentally ill people into treatment, following a series of violent crimes in the New ...
NYC’s Congestion Pricing Off to Quiet Start With Big Test Coming
New York City kicked off the first congestion pricing program in the US, part of an effort to reduce the number of vehicles in the world’s most traffic-clogged urban area while raising money for ...