New York City's subway system has witnessed a significant increase in violent incidents, including murders, since 2020, surpassing the total number of such incidents in the previous 15 years. Recent events include a 27-year-old man being slashed with a box cutter on a northbound A train at 14th Street after a verbal dispute, marking the third such incident in a short span. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is grappling with financial losses due to toll and fare evasion, amounting to $46 million (1.9% loss) and $644 million (14.6% loss) per year, respectively, while collecting $2.4B in tolls and $4.4B in fares. Meanwhile, traffic at MTA bridges and tunnels has returned to or exceeded 2019 levels, indicating a shift in commuter preferences amid concerns over safety. The MTA is considering taxing drivers to improve its finances, despite criticisms of mismanagement and failing to ensure passenger safety.
NYC transit system sees massive increase in murder, violence since 2020 https://t.co/gySPBsZNSh https://t.co/gySPBsZNSh
Paris assailant calls Jew in kippah 'dirty Jew,' attacks him as he leaves synagogue. Yesterday, a similar story came out of Zurich. The global intifada incitement is working. https://t.co/Epc8AuiUtG
Too bad those robot cops didn't make a difference, eh? NYC transit system sees massive increase in murder, violence since 2020 https://t.co/QLXz2OtXbQ
French Police Launch Manhunt for Synagogue Attacker in Paris https://t.co/aBP6CDMb8G
French police are looking for the assailant who attacked an elderly Jew leaving synagogue on Friday evening. The assailant kicked and punched the man several times and shouted hateful slurs.
French police hunt an assailant who attacked a man near a Paris synagogue https://t.co/4owUgZH7X4
A man wanted for a subway slashing allegedly attacked his victim with a box cutter after hurling homophobic remarks late Friday, police say. https://t.co/4DoZuw4NLP
BREAKING: A Jewish man was beaten severely after coming out of a synagogue in Paris yesterday. He has been hospitalized https://t.co/bhUIceZfsE
NYC begins to realize NYC Progressive State, City Leaders, Woke DAs, and progressive judges are the reason that 24 yr MTA veteran subway conductors are pulling the brakes on their careers as violent crime escalating with more unhinged released to streets. https://t.co/JvM67rwOOi
Enough is enough! These so-called “progressive” NYC criminal-loving judges must be FIRED or sent to TRAFFIC COURT. They are ENDANGERING law-abiding citizens! https://t.co/Jy6LsKBvQK
MAN SLASHED ON MANHATTAN TRAIN AFTER VERBAL ALTERCATION The incident occurred after a verbal dispute turned physical, with the victim sustaining injuries to his left hand from a box cutter. Both individuals' motives remain unclear. The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital… https://t.co/bCHNtQj0l2
Police searching for suspect after man slashed in the hand on A train in another NYC subway attack https://t.co/3Yj1BREXxF https://t.co/3tU1Dij3NP
NBC News: The NYPD is looking for a man who they say assaulted a 27 year old with a box cutter after making an anti-LGBTQIA+ statement to the victim in an apparent hate crime attack on a subway train pulling into a Penn Station. The incident is being treated as a hate crime. https://t.co/aphWvzQDLh
The lasting toll of violence on New York City’s subway https://t.co/0hyyStZecv via @gothamist
NYC straphanger slashed by box cutter-wielding stranger after A train spat: cops https://t.co/Pdtyd0sP6T https://t.co/2ZYd3r3Dwy
A man wearing a kippah was attacked on Friday night as he left a synagogue in Paris's 20th arrondissement, according to reports in both French and Israeli press on Saturday, and taken to the hospital. https://t.co/R8mqJm5uOe
Slashed NYC subway conductor vows he’ll never go underground again: ‘That’s not for me anymore’ https://t.co/z0T4bzo2cj https://t.co/nFmRCglyX6
Even more alarming when considering ridership anemic compared to 2019 Traffic at MTA bridge/tunnels has reverted to or above 2019 levels Consumers have made choice and yet MTA wants to tax drivers in effort to bolster its finances while failing to provide safety in its system https://t.co/wE2Ak1d7Dp
Even more alarming when considering ridership anemic compared to 2019 Traffic at MTA bridge/tunnels has reverted to or above 2019 levels Consumers have made choice and yet MTA wants to tax drivers in effort to bolster its mismanagement while failing to provide safety in its… https://t.co/wE2Ak1d7Dp
A 27-year-old man was slashed on a northbound A train at 14th Street around 11 p.m. First there was a verbal dispute. The victim put his hand up to block the attack and was slashed in the left hand. Police say the victim and the suspect are strangers. This is the third… https://t.co/b7wddt5QJq
MTA estimates that it loses $46M/yr in toll evasion while collecting $2.4B in tolls. 1.9% loss. The MTA also estimates that it loses $644M/yr in fare evasion on the subway, buses, and rails while collecting $4.4B in fares. 14.6% loss. Which is a more acute problem?
More people have been murdered in New York City’s subways since the start of 2020 than in the preceding 15 years — a grim statistic driven by an alarming start to the year in the mass transit system. https://t.co/Yn81Elx4wY https://t.co/bPTTdRH3ml