Police took over a week to name the NYC subway burning victim. A fake name spread in the meantime
It took police more than a week to publicly identify 57-year-old Debrina Kawam as the woman who was fatally set on fire in a ...
Spate of subway crimes prompts Gov. Kathy Hochul to push for change to N.Y.'s involuntary commitment standards
Gov. Kathy Hochul says the recent surge in violence in the subway "cannot continue." She says she will include new ...
New York governor to push for expanded mental health laws, citing violent subway crimes
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to expand the state’s involuntary commitment laws to allow hospitals to compel more mentally ...
To curb NYC subway violence, Gov. Kathy Hochul seeks to expand mental health laws
The move comes after several high-profile violent incidents in the New York City subway system, including the death of a ...
Man killed by Brooklyn subway train, causing rush hour delays on No. 3 and 4 lines
A man was struck and killed by a Brooklyn No. 3 train, causing massive delays during Friday’s rush hour, police and MTA ...
Man pushed onto NYC subway tracks recovering while suspect is charged with attempted murder
A man survived being shoved onto subway tracks ahead of an incoming train in New York City on New Year's Eve and is expected ...
Man pushed onto New York City subway tracks recovering while suspect is charged with attempted murder
The brother of a man who was shoved onto subway tracks ahead of an incoming train in New York City on New Year’s Eve says ...
Subway Violence Stubbornly Defies All Efforts to Quell It
A string of attacks has riders devising their own strategies to stay safe, even after years of official efforts to make New ...
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MTA leans on metal barriers to defend riders from subway shovers
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is leaning into the low-tech upgrade of lining subway platforms with metal barriers ...
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Subway Violence Stumps the Times
The liberal establishment at New York just can’t bring itself to credit the one strategy against crime that seems to have ...
Subway shove victim Joseph Lynskey is already up and walking, says friend
As Joseph Lynskey remained in Bellevue Hospital with a fractured skull, four broken ribs and a ruptured spleen, a GoFundMe for him raised more than $50,000 within just three hours.