National Guard members are on duty at a security checkpoint at Penn Station in New York, the United States, March 7, 2024. New York State is taking multiple measures in a bid to cope with crimes in the subway system of New York City, including the deployment of hundreds of National Guard...
The victim has injuries to his face but is expected to be OK. The incident is just one of several recent crimes in the New York City subway. Data shows that crime in the subway is up 22% since the start of the year, according to the NYPD. Anyone with any information is asked to...
"We have a recidivist problem. When you look at the subway system, we have 38 people who were arrested for assaulting just transit workers. They committed 1,126 crimes in our city," he said. Watch Marcia Kramer's report Hochul deploys National Guard for subway bag checks amid rising crime...
The episode has renewed discussion about safety in the nation’s largest mass transit system. Overall, crime in the subway is relatively rare, with trains and platforms generally as safe as any other public place in New York City.Police datashow major crimes ...
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City and state officials on Saturday announced new efforts to curb violence and other crimes on the city's subway system, including increased police patrols, cameras and mental health help for those in need.
Users of the nation's largest subway system will start seeingNew YorkCity police officers on every overnight train starting Monday as Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a strategy Thursday to tamp down rider anxiety that has been rising amid aseries of horrific high-pr...
- The 122-year-old London Underground, the world’s first subway, is comparable to New York’s in size and in total reported crimes--about 10,000 a year. But most are pickpocketing offenses. One revealing statistic: The London “Tube” had fewer than 600 reported robberies in 1984, compa...
(AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to expand the state’s involuntary commitment laws to allow hospitals to compel more mentally ill people into treatment, following a series of violent crimes in the New York City subway system. In a statement Friday, Hochul, a Democrat, said she ...
Adams spoke on Tuesday at his weekly news briefing about the perception of danger on the subway, touting there are only six daily crimes on the subway that also has four million daily riders. “If someone is burned in the subway system and you tell them that crime is down the lowest ...
The shooter allegedly posted YouTube videos complaining about the rise of subway crimes in New York City and blaming Mayor Eric Adams for them. Photo by Twitter / NYPD Article content NEW YORK — Authorities on Wednesday arrested the man suspected of setting off smoke bombs and shooting 10 ...