#Surge in pickpockets, snatches driving subway crime: NYPD

#Surge in pickpockets, snatches driving subway crime: NYPD

“Surge in pickpockets, snatches driving subway crime: NYPD” A rise in theft drove an overall increase in subway crime in May compared to April, according to newly released NYPD stats. NYPD Transit Chief Jason Wilcox said an increase in ridership was putting purses, neck chains, phones and other handheld items at greater risk of theft —…

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#Gov. Hochul now ‘100%’ supports NYC congestion toll

#Gov. Hochul now ‘100%’ supports NYC congestion toll

“Gov. Hochul now ‘100%’ supports NYC congestion toll” Gov. Kathy Hochul declared she was “100%’ in favor of the state’s much-delayed congestion pricing program during Thursday night’s Democratic gubernatorial debate, in a dramatic change from her answer just a week ago. “I support congestion pricing 100%, I’m not sure where the allegation came that I…

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#NYPD seeks man who tossed woman into Bronx subway tracks

#NYPD seeks man who tossed woman into Bronx subway tracks

“NYPD seeks man who tossed woman into Bronx subway tracks” Newly released video captured the horrifying moment a man violently tossed a 52-year-old woman onto the subway tracks in the Bronx on Sunday. The footage, provided Monday by the NYPD, shows the still-at-large suspect’s random attack on the victim at the Jackson Avenue station at…

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#Woman injured after push onto Bronx subway tracks

#Woman injured after push onto Bronx subway tracks

“Woman injured after push onto Bronx subway tracks” A female straphanger suffered multiple injuries when a man randomly shoved her onto subway tracks in The Bronx over the weekend, according to the MTA and transit sources. The 52-year-old victim was shoved onto a roadbed at the Jackson Avenue station in Melrose around 4:45 p.m. Sunday,…

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