Divine intervention may be required underground.
New York City transit riders say they fear for their lives and are “asking God for help” after a series of disturbing incidents of violence on subways and stations. There is.
Philomena Ofosu, 24, a nursing assistant who lives in the Bronx, said she prays for safety every time she rides the train.
“I'm a Christian, and I'm asking God to take me safely to where I need to be,” she said Wednesday after two people were slashed by a knife-wielding maniac in Grand Central Terminal. he told the Post after hours. on Christmas Eve.
“No one is safe here,” she said. “You never know what can happen on a train. It's very scary when someone gets stabbed on a train. You get stabbed when you're trying to go somewhere.”
Some people, like Brooklyn resident Miranda Drakes, have been carrying pepper spray on the subway since the coronavirus pandemic began.
“New York City is terrible right now,” the 58-year-old said of the recent violence.
In addition to the Grand Central attack, the Big Apple was left reeling this week after a woman was set on fire by an illegal immigrant on the F train at Coney Island. This is the ninth subway murder this year, tied for 25. 1 year old high.
Despite the NYPD adding more officers to patrol the subways and Gov. Kathy Hochul deploying 1,000 National Guard troops to subways for the holiday season, straphangers say they are not fully equipped to handle the situation. I'm not convinced it's being done.
“He thinks so [Mayor Adams] They're doing their best, but since it's winter now, homeless people probably have nowhere to go and are spending their time on the train. They really need someone to help them,” Drakes added.
Junior Reyes, also from Brooklyn, said what's happening on the subway these days, including the proliferation of drug use, is “absolutely ridiculous.”
“Some people like to smoke, [stuff] It's like being on a train. That meant my kids got to see it too. That’s not good,” he said.
He said the city needs to do more to keep mentally ill people off the streets and subways.
“I mean things are going to happen, but support them more,” he said.
Shave Davis, 49, a Bronx resident, said he thinks the city needs to “increase security on the subways.” She said she felt “safe” because she was able to avoid a violent altercation, “but not everyone is so lucky.”
The violence was particularly shocking for international tourists visiting the Big Apple.
Celia Lovis, 28, from Switzerland, told the Post that in her home country “we are not used to this kind of violence” and said the recent incidents were “really shocking”.
Amparo Corrales, a journalist from Madrid, Spain, who is visiting New York with his daughter Ines Alonso, 14, said he avoids taking trains at night.
“It's pretty scary. I was just having a normal day on the subway when someone stabbed me,” Ines said.
