NYC transit head says violent subway attacks have ‘gotten in people’s heads’ but crime is down
New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) Commissioner Jano Lieber suggested that recent high-profile subway attacks are “getting into people's heads” and making them feel like the subway system is unsafe. Lieber told Bloomberg News. podcast Monday's “Bloomberg Talks” will discuss a new “congestion toll” plan that would cost drivers $9 to pass under Central Park […]
‘Be Factual’: CNN’s David Urban Hits Back On Panel, Says Not All J6 Attendees Were Violent
CNN's David Urban fired back at the network's panel Monday night, defending those in attendance on Jan. 6, arguing that not everyone involved was violent. After the attack on the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department indicted more than 1,200 people in nearly all 50 states in connection with the attack. On “The Source with Caitlan […]
‘Significant Increase’ over the Last 10 Years in ‘Homegrown Violent Extremism’
Outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Sunday on ABC's “This Week” that there has been a “significant increase” in domestic violent extremism over the past decade. Mayorkas said, “As Secretary Wray and the Attorney General have made clear, we are in an environment of heightened threat, and we have been saying this for months. […]
Trump’s Violent Rhetoric ‘Didn’t End’ After January 6, My Husband Was a ‘Victim of All of That’
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) claimed on CBS's “Face the Nation” Sunday that President-elect Donald Trump's violent rhetoric has not stopped and led to the hammer attack on her husband, Paul. . MARGARET BRENNAN: As you know, tomorrow morning you and other members of Congress will be at the Capitol to certify Donald Trump's victory in […]
Gutsy woman, 71, fends off violent attack by 4 teen girls on Blue city subway
An undaunted 71-year-old woman gave a group of teenagers who tried to rob her on their way to church on New Year's Day a taste of their own medicine. A brave straphanger fought off four teenage women who punched and stomped her during an attempted robbery on a New York City subway. The robbery is […]
NY Gov Hochul seeks expanded involuntary commitment laws over violent crimes on subway
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is considering expanding the state's involuntary commitment law to allow hospitals to force treatment on more people with mental health issues. are. This comes in the wake of a series of violent crimes on New York City's subways. Hochul said Friday that he wants to introduce a bill in […]
Violent crime in DC at 30-year low
The Washington, D.C., federal prosecutor's office announced Friday a 35 percent drop in violent crime, touting the success of violence prevention programs and law enforcement interventions. “Shortly after I took the job, the agency began employing a strategy that involved working with law enforcement partners to identify the promoters of violence, the gangs and groups […]
Woke Portland DA pushes for reduced sentences for violent offenders, including murderer, on his way out of office
With just days left in his term, a lame-duck district attorney in Portland, Oregon, asked a judge to commute the sentences of several violent criminals, including a man involved in the murder and sexual assault of an elderly woman. Mike Schmidt has been the district attorney for Multnomah County, Oregon, for over four years. During […]
Boy shot steps from NYC high school as New Year already marked by violent youth clashes: cops
Following a bloody night in which several teens were shot to death outside a Queens nightclub, a 17-year-old boy was injured in a broad daylight shooting outside a Brooklyn high school early Thursday morning, police said. Announced. The boy, who attends the nearby Susan S. McKinney Secondary School of the Arts, was shot in the […]
Hochul’s Christmastime boast of safer subway came amid string of alarming violent attacks
A woman was burned alive, a man was shoved in front of an oncoming train, and a gang of illegal immigrants were strapped in, days after New York Governor Cathy Hochul declared New York City's subways were safer. He stole the hanger. Just before Christmas, Democrats claimed to X that they had taken steps since […]