Adams claims subway violence — including horrific arson attack — ‘overshadowed’ NYC’s 2024 success on transit crime
Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday that high-profile random attacks, particularly the horrific arson that burned a woman to death on the F train, have “cast a shadow” on New York City's supposed success in curbing subway crime during 2024. insisted. In a defiant year-end press conference, Mr. Adams reiterated his long-standing argument that “perceptions” of […]
Woman burned to death in horrific subway attack identified: police
The woman who was brutally burned alive in a subway car last week has been identified as a 61-year-old woman from New Jersey, Fox News Digital has revealed. Police told FOX News Digital that the woman was identified as Debrina Khawam of Toms River, a coastal city located on the Jersey Shore in Ocean County. […]
Mystery woman torched to death in horrific NYC subway attack finally identified by cops: sources
Police have identified the woman who was set on fire while sleeping on a Brooklyn subway train as horrified straphangers looked on, law enforcement officials announced Tuesday. The woman was set on fire at around 7:30 a.m. on Dec. 22 as she slept on the F train at Stillwell Avenue Coney Island Station in Brooklyn. […]
Deadly arson attack prompts Guardian Angels to patrol New York City subway
Guardian Angels, a volunteer safety organization, pledged to patrol New York City's subways on Sunday in the wake of the tragic death of an unidentified woman. Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa said the Guardian Angels would return to the subways to protect straphangers amid a rise in violent crime. “That was an example of people […]
Guardian Angels to Resume NYC Subway Patrols After Passenger Burned Alive
Anti-crime activist and former New York City mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa has put his public safety organization, the Guardian Angels, on the city's subways, citing the “Daniel Penny effect” that leaves civilians on the sidelines. announced that he would be returning. Sliwa, who founded Guardian Angels in 1979, said volunteers would resume patrolling the subway. […]
Guardian Angels resume New York City patrols after subway burning death: ‘Never seen it this bad’
Volunteer crime prevention group Guardian Angels will resume patrolling New York's subways following the death of a woman who was burned alive a week ago. “We're now back to where we were when we started the group on the subway in 1979. We've come full circle. We've never seen it this bad. Never,” said founder […]
Subway stabbing suspect arrested after slashing victim in the neck on platform: cops
A 48-year-old man was slashed in the neck early Monday morning in the latest violent incident on a Big Apple subway.According to the NYPD, a strap hanger was severed during an altercation on the northbound C train platform at 50th Street and 8th Avenue around 1:21 a.m. Police said the man was taken to Bellevue […]
‘The People’s Patrol’: Guardian Angels Resume Subway Patrols After Woman Burned Alive
New York City's Guardian Angels will resume patrolling the city's subways after an illegal Guatemalan immigrant allegedly burned a homeless straphanger alive on a Brooklyn subway car, killing him on December 22. Curtis Sliwa, president of the all-volunteer organization, spoke at the Stillwell Avenue Coney Island station in Brooklyn, where the woman was killed and […]
Hochul claims subway safety—but violent deaths rose in 2024
If progressives don't want people to act in self-defense or defend others on the subway; state We have to keep us safe, Governor Hochul. still It won't protect us from the worst subway conditions in the last 30 years. New Yorkers are right to worry that good Samaritans will be less likely to take action. […]
NYPD investigates after homeless man catches fire in Manhattan subway station
An elderly man is in critical condition after a fire broke out inside Penn Station in Manhattan on Friday, authorities said. Emergency crews were dispatched to the subway station after MTA police received a report of a man starting a fire around 8 p.m. ET. “MTA officers responded to the scene and found a 67-year-old […]