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A subway rider was slashed on the nose and stabbed in the hand during a dispute over a bike that was blocking elevator doors ...
More subway riders have reported being punched, kicked and stabbed so far this year than last, data from the NYPD shows.
Their fears strike a dark note. Subway musicians said they’re worried about violent crime as assaults surge underground — even while they vied for prime performance spots at MTA-held auditions ...
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 ...
Assaults on subway and bus workers in the city dropped by 31% last year, a statistic cited by transit officials in a letter to the Transportation Department in a bid to stave off threatened ...
The submission came in response to a March ... to be the victim of an assault than New York City transit riders. Lieber added that "crime in the NYC subway system is among the lowest in the ...
Whether defending New York’s controversial congestion pricing scheme or opposing more-aggressive policing, progressive activists have a favorite talking point in response to ... victimizations on the ...
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.
faces misdemeanor assault charges after a confrontation with a subway dancer in Washington, D.C. The altercation, which was captured on surveillance video, has raised questions about the ...
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 ...