Buskers said they’re worried about violent crime as assaults surge underground — even while they vied for prime performance ...

New York Police Department data showed that subway felony assaults rose by 20% since last year, despite other crimes ...

“We need to prioritize public safety over empty political ... being assaulted. Illegal immigrant Sebastian Zapeta-Calil is charged with setting a straphanger on fire on a Brooklyn subway train.

At the same time, while overall subway crime is down, assaults have tripled since 2009 ... punched and stabbed in unprovoked attacks. In response, the city had nearly tripled the number of ...

Assaults are surging this year in the subway system — and critics fear it’s getting worse with overcrowding caused by congestion pricing. Felony assaults are up 9% so far this year ...

NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) -- Assaults on subway and bus workers in New York ... sent the 22-page response Sunday to a request from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy about crime statistics amid ...

AI technology in NYC subways aims to improve safety by monitoring behavior patterns, led by MTA's Michael Kemper, while ensuring rider privacy is protected.

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 ...

A Bronx man targeted Spanish-speaking migrants in the city’s subway system, promising them jobs but instead subjecting them to a string of horrifying sexual assaults, prosecutors charged Wednesday.

Rakitin told ABC New York affiliate WABC he has had previous encounters with people on the subway but this is the first time something escalated to assault.. "He's being aggressive that apparently ...