NYPD to deploy more cops to Manhattan as unions plea for transit protection

Send more police officers into the subway system! That is the message from some of the city’s largest labor unions to Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Man stabbed to death in Queens subway station

A man was stabbed to death inside a subway station in the Elmhurst neighborhood in Queens.

NYC subway bomber sentenced to life in prison

Akayed Ullah, the man whose pipe bomb mostly misfired in a crowded Manhattan subway station in 2017 was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday.

NYPD says subway crime is at record low, but riders still wary

Despite assurances from some NYPD officials, many straphangers say they don't feel safe in New York City's subways.

Man with rifle and ammo arrested in Times Square subway station

Police say 18-year-old Saddiq Teague was sitting on a subway platform with an unloaded AK-47 rifle and ammunition.

Subway riders more worried about crime than coronavirus

A new survey shows New York City subway riders are increasingly concerned about crime and harassment in the subway system.

Man threatens subway rider with gun on Lower East Side

The NYPD is searching for the man who threatened a subway rider on the Lower East Side with a gun sending him running for safety.

What a shout out from Missy Elliot means to subway dance crew

A dance crew called W.A.F.F.L.E. got its start by performing on the subway for tips, then posted videos of their train car performances to social media and started getting noticed.

Man viciously beaten and robbed in Manhattan subway station

A man is recovering after he was attacked from behind while purchasing a subway fare card in Midtown Manhattan.

Vicious beating of man on subway under investigation by Hate Crimes unit

The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force wants the public's help identifying a man seen in a horrifying video beating another man unconscious aboard a subway.

Union sues MTA over crowded subways

In the suit, the union argues that overcrowding on subway trains during the pandemic violates the MTA's legal duty to the safety and convenience of hte public.

NYPD releases photos of woman who punched boy, 2, in face on subway

The NYPD is on the hunt for the woman who repeatedly punched a two-year-old boy who was sitting on his mother's lap aboard a subway car.

Overnight service expands on NYC subways

Beginning Monday, February 22, stations will be open for two additional hours with the nightly closure happening from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m.

Volunteers look to expand network helping subway riders get home safely

With more crimes targeting subway riders across the city, a network that helps New Yorkers get home from their stops safely is looking to expand.

2 women attacked in separate incidents in subway

Police investigated two more apparent random attacks in the subway system on Tuesday.