Felony assaults, sex crimes, robberies, and grand larcenies down on subways as ridership up
The subway appears to be getting safer. New numbers show felony assaults, sex crimes, robberies, and grand larcenies are down and ridership is up.
Woman visiting from Colombia hit in head with glass bottle in unprovoked attack
A woman from Colombia who was visiting the city was hit with a bottle in an unprovoked attack, said police.
Man slashed in the head in unprovoked subway attack
Authorities say the victim was standing on the 1 train platform at 42nd Street and 7th Avenue when he was slashed in the head in an unprovoked attack.
Man attacks strangers on subway with rock
Police in New York are looking for a man wanted for an unprovoked attack on subway riders with a rock.
Filth and feces, report finds increase in dirty subway cars
As people return to the subway system they are finding more trash and filth.
Subway ridership hits record-high for second straight day
According to the MTA, 2.4 million people rode the subway on June 10, the largest number since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020.
3 men wanted in slashing of victim with razor blade in subway station: Cops
The NYPD is searching for three men who were involved in the slashing of another man inside a subway station in Brooklyn.
Leadership shakeup at the MTA; Feinberg to chair board
The governor has nominated Sarah Feinberg as chair of the MTA board and Janno Lieber as CEO of the MTA. They will replace Patrick Foye, who has held both titles for just over two years.
2 women slashed on Manhattan subway train
A man is under arrest after two women were slashed aboard a subway train in Manhattan overnight.
Cyberattack targeted MTA; riders not affected
MTA officials said the transit agency was hit by a cyberattack but claims it didn't impact customers, employees, or contractors.
Asian woman assaulted with walking cane inside Manhattan subway station
A 23-year-old woman was exiting the northbound 1 train in Morningside Heights when a man swung his walking cane at her multiple times.
Man wanted in string of violent Queens subway robberies
The NYPD is looking for a man wanted for several violent subway robberies in Queens.
VIDEO: Armed men fight inside Harlem subway station; one stabbed
The NYPD has released extraordinary security camera video footage showing two men with weapons fighting inside a subway station on Memorial Day. The fight ended with one man repeatedly stabbing the other man with that man's own knife, police said.
NYPD seeking suspect in anti-Asian subway mugging attempt
The NYPD is searching for a man they say tried to mug a New York City subway passenger in what was being investigated as an anti-Asian hate crime.
Fare evasion up sharply in subway and on buses
More people are skipping out on paying the fare for MTA.
Asian man pushed onto subway tracks in Queens
A man was pushed into the tracks in an unprovoked attack at a Queens subway station on Monday morning.
2 men stab each other on Midtown subway platform
Two men stabbed each other during a dispute on a Midtown subway platform, according to the NYPD
Good Samaritan speaks out after interrupting Union Square subway slashing
Subway rider Sean Conaboy is being praised after he interrupted the slashing of a 54-year-old woman waiting for the subway at the Union Square Station.
Homeless rumble in Harlem subway station
A group of homeless men got into a fight on a subway platform in what was described as a territory dispute.
2 NYPD officers rescue man who fell onto tracks as subway approached
Two NYPD officers are being hailed heroes for saving a man who had fallen from the subway platform onto the tracks as the train approached.