NYC subway crime is down, police say, but 2 recent attacks have rattled nerves
The NYPD says transit crime is down 35%, but just in the last two days a young man was stabbed on one train and a woman was ...
Recent spate of NYC transit attacks has straphangers rattled — despite NYPD subway surge: ‘Just a way of life in New York now’
More than a half-dozen violent attacks in the Big Apple subway system has renewed fear among New Yorkers — despite more cops ...
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Fare evasion on NYC subway down 25% in last six months, MTA reports
During an MTA board meeting on Wednesday, Chair and CEO Janno Lieber announced that subway fare evasion has decreased from 14 ...
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MTA reports dip in fare evasion as NYPD arrests skyrocket in subway system
The MTA estimates 44% of bus riders and 10% of subway riders skipped the fare during the final three months of 2024.
Foe of Congestion Pricing Expected to Head Key Transit Agency
Marc Molinaro, a former Republican congressman, would steer the Federal Transit Administration, which supports mass transit ...
‘SNL’ takes shot at string of murders, shoving attacks on NYC subways
“SNL” funnyman Michael Che on Saturday roasted the rise in random shoving attacks on the New York City subway system. He ...
NYC increasing police presence in transit system: 'People don't feel safe in our subways'
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said she has ordered more officers to patrol the subway trains and platforms following the ...
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NYC subway violence is concentrated at a sliver of stations and times, report finds
While major crime on the subway is rare for the MTA’s millions of daily commuters, serious assaults in transit more than tripled between 2009 and last year, from about 150 to 540, according to Vital ...
Fare evasion drops on New York City subways and buses, MTA says
Fare evasion in the New York City transit system is on the decline, although 45% of all city bus riders still aren’t paying for their trips, according to new MTA figures.
MTA blasts court system after woman shoved into moving NYC subway train by homeless man who was free despite facing sex abuse, trespassing charges
Markeese Brazelis, 26, is accused of pushing a 23-year-old woman into a moving A train in a random Monday morning attack.
The man pushed onto New York’s subway tracks says he will ride again
A man who survived being shoved onto subway tracks ahead of an oncoming train in New York City says that in spite of the ...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul deploys more cops to subway system after high-profile crimes
New York City Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday that she is deploying more police officers to the New York City subway ...