Subway, commuter rails see crowding over congestion pricing: riders
Half a week of congestion pricing has left straphangers feeling like sardines. Last week's trains were incomparably busier as more commuters take public transit to avoid paying $9 tolls to drive into Manhattan's congestion pricing zones. , outraged passengers told the Post. Average daily subway ridership from Jan. 5 to Jan. 8 was 3.2 million, […]
NYC man charged with attempted murder after allegedly shoving commuter in path of subway
A man is in critical condition after being pushed onto New York City subway tracks on New Year's Eve, the latest in a spate of violent incidents in the nation's busiest subways. New York City police received a 911 call Tuesday afternoon reporting an assault in progress at a New York City subway station. Officers […]
Lunatic accused of shoving commuter into path of NYC subway charged with attempted murder
A deranged suspect who randomly pushed a Big Apple straphanger onto Manhattan subway tracks Tuesday afternoon has been charged with attempted murder, police said. Kamel Hawkins, 23, was also charged with assault after he allegedly pushed a stranger onto the tracks at the 18th Street station just after 1:30 p.m., police said. Chilling video footage […]
4 Shot Dead While Sleeping on Commuter Train
Just before 6 a.m. on Labor Day, four people were shot and killed while sleeping on a commuter train in Chicago, run by Mayor Brandon Johnson (Democrat). NBC News Reported Security camera footage showed the victims “appeared to be asleep and were sitting apart from each other.” The shooting happened “on a Blue Line train […]