Video shows pint-size muggers — including smiling 11-year-old migrant linked to Central Park robberies — rush from subway attack
The video shows a group of young people, including an 11-year-old immigrant boy, storming into a subway station in Queens moments after carrying out a violent robbery. In footage obtained exclusively by The Washington Post, the Venezuelan migrant boy is seen walking through the turnstiles on Tuesday evening wearing a white tank top and sporting […]
Subway calls ’emergency’ meeting with franchisees as sales plummet: sources
Subway has called a surprise meeting with franchisees of its 19,000 sandwich shops across North America, amid a backlog of declining sales and profits, The Washington Post has learned. Fast food giant It was sold in April to Roark Capital, owner of Dunkin’ Donuts, Arby’s and Cheesecake Factory, for $9 billion. — told franchisees it […]
Girl, 13, stabbed outside subway station in Brooklyn as cops seek trio of teen suspects
Authorities are searching for three teenage suspects after a 13-year-old girl was stabbed and injured outside a Brooklyn subway station Sunday night, police said. Authorities said the girl was stabbed in the abdomen with a knife near the Atlantic Avenue Barclays Center station in Prospect Heights around 7:45 p.m. and was rushed to Maimonides Children’s […]
Ebony Butts, accused of shoving NYC tourists onto subway tracks, rants in court
A troubled woman accused of pushing two unsuspecting tourists onto Manhattan train tracks spewed an incoherent tirade in court Thursday, with prosecutors saying the terrifying attack “easily” could have been fatal. Ebony Batts, who appeared to be wearing the same floral hospital gown she was wearing when she was arrested early Monday morning, has maintained […]
NYC stabbing spree leaves two wounded as homeless suspect caught hiding under subway platform: sources
A homeless man went on a stabbing spree in Queens, wounding two people, before being found hiding under a subway platform by officers, police sources said Wednesday. According to sources, Fers Rajabou, 40, walked up behind a 25-year-old man who was pumping gas at the Bora Market gas station on North Conduit Avenue in Ozone […]
Subway surfing knuckleheads ride atop 7 train in NYC rainstorm, video shows
These subway surfers rode the rain waves. A video has gone viral of two goofy subway surfers riding on the 7 train in Queens during heavy rain over the weekend. The video, taken on Saturday, just days before Tuesday’s heavy rains that caused flash flooding across New York, shows the two daredevils standing on a […]
Family of suspected subway shover says NYC failed her as Eric Adams admin insists it’s ‘proud’ of its mental health outreach
The family of a troubled woman accused of pushing two tourists onto subway tracks this week has accused the city of failing to help her, while Mayor Eric Adams’ city officials insisted on Tuesday they were “proud” of their mental health outreach efforts. Clarence Butts, a Brooklyn resident, said the city hasn’t done enough for […]
2 female tourists shoved onto NYC subway tracks
Two female tourists from Mexico were pushed onto the tracks by another woman at a Manhattan subway station early Monday morning, according to New York Police and officials. Police said the victims, ages 20 and 27, were pushed off the northbound F platform at the Delancey Street/Essex Street station on the Lower East Side just […]
Hochul restarts 2nd Ave. subway project and punts congestion pricing revenue fight to 2025
Gov. Kathy Hawkle has freed up $54 million to restart the Second Avenue subway construction project that was stalled by the abrupt halt to congestion pricing, but she acknowledged Tuesday that the question of how to fill a $15 billion hole in the MTA’s budget will drag on into next year. The state Legislature ended […]
Mets DFA Jake Diekman in surprise move after Subway Series heroics
Less than a week ago, Jake Diekman was the hero of the Subway Series, striking out Aaron Judge. Now he is unemployed. The Mets designated the struggling left-hander as a designated player on Monday in somewhat of a surprise move. On July 28, 2024, Mets pitcher Jake Diekman reacts after Braves pitcher Ramon Laureano rounds […]