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 ...
Madman accused of two NYC train stabbings is busted in another station — carrying ‘large knife’: sources
Jamar Banks — a 52-year-old with at least 87 prior arrests and a history of mental illness — was nabbed by the NYPD Warrant Squad around midnight at the 219th Street station in The Bronx and brought ...
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 ...
NYC subway stabbings lead to arrest of Brooklyn man, says NYPD
A Brooklyn man has been arrested in connection to a pair of stabbings that police say occurred in the subway system in both ...
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As congestion pricing launches, New Yorkers say they're eager for better, safer subways
Congestion pricing aims to push drivers out of cars and onto mass transit. But it could be years before New Yorkers see major ...
CBP warns against phone scam by fake Border Patrol agents
U.S. Customs and Border Protection used social media the first weekend of the new year to remind residents of a phone scam ...
Driving into Manhattan? That'll cost you, as new congestion toll starts Sunday
New York’s new toll for drivers entering the center of Manhattan is starting up after it withstood years of political ...
2 killed, 3 wounded in Chicago shootings in first weekend of the year
In the first shooting of the weekend, a 29-year-old man, while working inside a Subway restaurant in the 100 block of West 87th Street around 9 a.m. Saturday when he was approached by three unknown ...
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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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 ...
Live Updates: Congestion Pricing Begins After Long Delay
The New York City tolling plan, the first of its kind in the country, finally debuted after being halted just weeks before ...
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 ...