Penn Station scissor attack: Man slashes teen in random attack, NYPD says
A man with scissors came up to a 17-year-old boy on the northbound platform of the A/C/E line just before 4 a.m. Friday and without saying a word attacked him, the NYPD said. The attacker slashed the teen in his forehead and then ran away.
Hochul, Adams targeting crime, homelessness on NYC subways
A new initiative will see hundreds of additional NYPD officers sent into the city's subways, while outreach units will be deployed to deal with the growing homelessness crisis.
Some NYC subway service suspended due to crew shortage
The MTA has suspended multiple subway lines through Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, because COVID-19 is hitting the workforce hard.
NYC subway lines suspended due to COVID staffing shortage
The B, W, and Z lines remained canceled Friday and were running on a Saturday schedule, according to the MTA. A day earlier, the agency canceled the lines due to staffing shortages related to the COVID surge hitting the city.
Woman stabbed aboard subway on Christmas morning
Police released video of a suspect who stabbed a woman multiple times aboard a subway train in Lower Manhattan on Christmas morning.
MTA running fewer trains due to COVID surge
As the number of coronavirus cases continues to surge, the impact is being felt at the MTA which is running fewer trains and using some stations as COVID testing sites.
Vandalism threatening final runs of vintage NYC subway cars
Transit workers said someone kicked in one of the cars’ seats, which are irreplaceable, during the first run and that the remaining runs could be canceled.
1960s-era subway cars getting last rides before retirement
The MTA is getting ready to say goodbye to some of the oldest running subway cars in the world.
Man shoved onto NYC subway tracks in unprovoked attack
The man suffered a fractured left arm and wrist, cuts to his left knee, and bruising to his right knee from the shocking assault.
Man stabbed to death inside 241st Street subway station
A man was stabbed and killed following a dispute inside a subway station in the Bronx, according to police. The search was on for the killer.
Pre-pandemic crime levels in subways despite fewer riders
According to numbers to be presented at an MTA meeting Monday, there were 235 major felonies in the subway last month compared to 244 in November 2019.
Man threatens to kill woman with wooden spike on NYC subway train
Police in New York City were looking for a man who threatened to kill a woman with wooden spikes on a Manhattan subway train.
Bradley Cooper says he fended off knife attacker in NYC subway station
Actor Bradley Cooper says he knocked a knife from a young suspect who attempted to attack him inside a subway station in New York City about two years ago.
NYPD: Man arrested in woman's deadly plunge down subway stairs
David Robinson, 53, was awaiting arraignment Saturday after being arrested on murder and manslaughter charges in the death of 58-year-old Htwe Than Than.
Gov. Hochul tours tunnel for 2nd Avenue subway extension
Phase 2 of the Second Avenue subway line will expand service to 125th Street. The governor and MTA are hopeful that the federal government will fund the project under President Biden's infrastructure law.
Man stabbed in the neck, killed in 'unprovoked' subway attack
A 32-year-old man is dead after he was stabbed in the neck in an unprovoked attack on a Manhattan subway train.
Woman, 30, stabbed in back on subway platform
Despite reports of subway crime dropping as ridership increases, the NYPD says there was another stabbing inside the New York City subway system.
No subway fare hikes this year, governor says
There will be no MTA fare hikes this year, according to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Crime down on NYC subways as ridership grows, MTA says
With the subways seeing about three million riders a day — similar to pre-pandemic levels — crime has fallen, the MTA claims.
Woman pushed onto tracks at Times Square subway station
EMS rushed a woman to Bellvue Hospital with head and neck injuries after a man threw her onto the subway tracks in an apparent robbery.