Report: NYC Subway Murders Surge by 60%, Approaching Record Levels
People wait for a train at a subway station in New York City on June 18, 2003. A new New York City Police Department (NYPD) report says felonies have fallen 15 percent this year on the New York subway. The NYPD attributes the decline in crime on trains and in stations in part to increased […]
47-year-old man fatally shot in head in NYC subway station: police
A 47-year-old man was shot and killed at a Brooklyn subway station Wednesday night, police said. Police and officials said the victim was on the mezzanine level of the Rockaway Avenue Station on the C Line, near a MetroCard vending machine, when he was shot in the head just after 11 p.m. Police said the […]
IDF Discovers Subway Tracks Underneath Northern Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday that soldiers had discovered train tracks inside a Hamas tunnel underground in northern Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement: Since the war began, the IDF has been working to dismantle and neutralize Hamas' underground infrastructure in the Gaza Strip. Units of the Gaza Strip […]
Man Wanted After Machete Attack on NYC Subway
The 54-year-old man is accused of attacking another man with a machete while riding the Bronx subway just after 1 a.m. Saturday. Police sources said the suspect, identified as Lunadieo Jordan, is wanted after the incident happened on northbound Platform 2 near the Allerton Avenue station. Reported Sunday. The suspect was confronted by a man […]
Cops search for suspect in weekend machete attack on Bronx subway line
A machete-wielding suspect attacked another strap attendant on a Bronx subway train early this weekend, police said, nearly two years after the suspect allegedly stabbed another victim in a hate attack on the transit system. Lunadieo Jordan, 54, is accused of pulling out an edged weapon and slashing a 31-year-old man on board a northbound […]
Subway soda war forces owners to choose Pepsi over Coke or risk losing franchises
Many Subway franchisees are rebelling against the company's promotion of selling a footlong sub for $6.99 and risk losing business in a bitter skirmish over the company's change of soda supplier, The Washington Post has learned. Parent company Roark's, which bought the family-owned chain Subway in April, plans to switch its long-term agreement with Coca-Cola […]
NYPD searching for pack of NYC teen girls who randomly attack 76-year-old man on Brooklyn subway platform
A group of teenage girls randomly attacked an older man on a Brooklyn subway platform early Monday, with at least one of the assailants hitting the victim with a scooter, cops and law enforcement officials said. Authorities said the 76-year-old man was lying on a bench at the Rockaway Avenue subway station when five suspects […]
‘There’s No Space For Us’: Boston Authorities Oust Migrant Families From Sleeping Outside Subway Station
Massachusetts State Police on Monday evicted dozens of migrants from makeshift sleeping areas on concrete floors and benches outside a public transit station, NBC10 reported. of Boston Immigrant Justice Support Network The Bureau of Immigration and Customs Affairs (BIJAN) said a total of 47 migrants, half of them children, spent the night outside the Wollaston […]
Subway franchisees revolt over $6.99 footlong deal
Subway's sale of a foot-long sandwich for $6.99 is drawing backlash from the chain's largest franchise group, raising concerns that the discount could result in losses for cash-strapped restaurateurs, according to information obtained by The Washington Post. Subway announced the promotion on Friday, joining the fast-food value menu wars in an effort to win back […]
Teen struck and killed by NYC subway train after brawl with another teen
An 18-year-old man was killed Monday morning when he was hit by a subway train in Queens after fleeing a fight with other teenagers inside the station. Police said the two had been fighting on the platform of the Elmhurst Avenue station in Elmhurst around 11 a.m. before the tragedy occurred. Police said the 18-year-old […]