NY lawmakers demand subway chief's ouster after comment dismissive of crime issue: 'In people's heads'
A slew of New York lawmakers called for the ouster of MTA Chairman Janno Lieber, the subway chief appointed by Gov. Hochul, ...
Fear on the Subway: Perception and Reality
The chance of being a crime victim in the subway is remote. But riders feel far more at risk than they do driving on New York ...
NYC transit head says violent subway attacks have 'gotten in people's heads' but crime is down
NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority head Janno Lieber said people feel unsafe on the subway because of high-profile ...
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She was set on fire and no one knows her name. How homelessness, crime and a broken immigration system met in a subway car
It’s been a week since a woman died in a New York City subway car, set on fire by a homeless, undocumented man. She has yet ...
More cops deployed to NYC’s 50 highest-crime subway stations
More police officers are being deployed to the top 50 subway stations in New York City where the most crimes occur, NYPD ...
NYPD sends 200 more officers to subways; mayor says there is more fear although subway crime fell last year
Both Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch acknowledged Monday that the perception of higher subway crime, ...
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Mayoral Candidates Are Feeling the Heat as New Yorkers Grow Fed Up With Subway Crime
Mayor Adams is running for reelection this year, but a spate of violent subway crimes is tarnishing his former-cop, ...
As congestion toll pain kicks in, MTA boss Janno Lieber insults us on subway crime
At a time when New Yorkers are hurting from the MTA’s toll cash-grab, Lieber first gaslit about the subway’s No. 1 problem, ...
2 men slash each other on Grand Central Station subway platform
The two men, one 30, the other 50, were on the 4/5/6 uptown platform at the Midtown Manhattan transit hub when they started ...
Suspect in NYC Subway Burning Death Pleads Not Guilty
Despite previously confirming his identity in surveillance footage, Sebastian Zapeta pleaded not guilty to charges of murder ...
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The NYPD is dispatching more police officers to NYC’s subway stations with the highest crime rates
According to the NYPD’s most recent crime report , 2024 saw a 5.4% drop in crime within the subway system—more than double the crime reduction in 2023. And that’s included in the overall reduction of ...
NYPD releases subway crime numbers
In the wake of several recent high-profile violent incidents on the New York City subway, the NYPD has released the latest ...