NYC subway arson suspect Sebastian Zapeta to make court appearance
The suspect is accused of setting a sleeping woman's clothes on fire, using his shirt to fan the flames and then sitting on a ...
NYC increasing police presence in transit system: 'People don't feel safe in our subways'
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said she has ordered more officers to patrol the subway trains and platforms following the ...
Man accused of burning woman to death on a New York City subway train is set to be arraigned
NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of burning a sleeping woman to death inside a New York City subway train is set to be ...
Was New York City crime up or down in 2024?
On the subway, felony assaults were up 65% from 2019 to 2024, according to the MTA. In 2019, 374 felony assaults were ...
Are N.Y.C. Subways Dangerous? What the Statistics Show After Recent High-Profile Attacks
Major crimes on the subway were down 5.4% in 2024 compared to the year prior, NYPD statistics show, and down 13% compared to ...
NYPD sends 200 more officers to subways; mayor, commissioner say subway crime fell last year
Both Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch acknowledged Monday that the perception of higher subway crime, ...
New York Crime Rate Falls, but Number of Felony Assaults Rises Again
Killings and shootings have dropped, but headlines have been dominated by terrifying crimes, like the killing of a woman who ...
Two bodies found in JetBlue plane's wheel well after landing in Fort Lauderdale
Two people were found dead in the wheel well of a JetBlue plane from New York City after it landed at Fort ...
New Orleans officials knew risk years before Bourbon Street attack
A confidential report warned that bollards needed to be fixed. New Orleans didn't start to replace them for five years.
Don’t let perception override reality: NYC Mayor Adams, NYPD commissioner tout 3% crime drop
That number represents a more than 40% drop from last year’s gun violence. More significantly, those figures represent the lowest annual tally for Staten Island ever recorded in the era of NYPD ...