NYC killer admits final crime: subway slashingJENNIFER PELTZ
Bottcher says reducing violent crime in the subway system may depend on judicial and health care reforms. "Crime overall is up 30 percent from pre-pandemic levels ... We can't be OK with this being the new status quo," he said. "Much of our criminal justice and mental health policy is...
NYC subway safety concernsCGTN Share Error loading player: No playable sources found02:32 Crime on the New York subway system increased by 65 percent in just the first two weeks of 2022. The head of the city’s transit organization has urged passengers to stay away from platform edges ...
The city is also surging 1,000 more cops into the subways on 12-hour shifts in response to crime on the transit system going up 13% since last year. "Taking that trains right now is the worst thing that someone can go through," said a 17-year-old girl who was attacked over th...
Jury selection in Penny’s trial begins Monday. The court proceedings, which are expected to last six weeks, will shed light on a killing that was a flashpoint in the nation’s debate over racial injustice and crime. Neely's death also divided a city grappling with ...
The case amplified many American fault lines, among them race, politics, crime, urban life, mental illness and homelessness. Neely was Black. Penny is white. Related Stories Jury deliberations begin in veteran Daniel Penny's trial over using chokehold on Jordan Neely Jury gets OK to consid...
Christian Valdezwas convicted of stabbing the mother and daughter on their Bronx fire escape in 2017. He served two years in state prison after pleading guilty to assault. More Crime News “I just remember what happened,” Bella said, showing the 3-inch scar across her left elbow. ...
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City subway driver was killed and several other people were injured early Friday in a fire on a train that is being investigated as a crime, officials said. Fires were reported at three other stations nearby at the same time, police said. ...
Adams has said in a recent interview that his tenure will be judged on public safety. Last week, the city's police commissioner announced new figures that showed crime incidents in the first three months of the year were higher than the same period a year ago: a 36 percent increase in ma...
Man accused in NYC subway incident that got politicians rethinking an anti-mask law appears in court NEW YORK- A man accused of warning Zionists to get off a subway train appeared before a judge Monday. Mayor Eric Adams said the incident was one of several thatcrossed the line from protest...