#Homeless should never live on benches

#Homeless should never live on benches

“#Homeless should never live on benches” MTA Interim Transit President Sarah Feinberg lit into homeless advocates on Sunday, accusing them of defending the status quo of unhoused individuals sleeping on trains and platforms. “The homeless advocates, the groups that have devoted their time and their resources and their advocacy skills to helping the homeless have…

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#NYC subway rider barricades himself in conductors cabin

#NYC subway rider barricades himself in conductors cabin

“#NYC subway rider barricades himself in conductors cabin” A man barricaded himself inside the conductor’s cab of a Manhattan train Wednesday morning — shutting down service on the line for over an hour, police and officials said. The standoff aboard the J train at the Broad Street station kicked off three incidents in the span…

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#Man fatally struck by L train in NYC, NYPD says

#Man fatally struck by L train in NYC, NYPD says

“#Man fatally struck by L train in NYC, NYPD says” A man was killed when he jumped in front of a Brooklyn train early Monday, cops said. The unidentified victim, who cops described as possibly homeless, leaped into the path of an oncoming L train at Sutter Avenue in Brownsville around 6 a.m., police said….

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#De Blasio & Co. are still denying subway crime realities

#De Blasio & Co. are still denying subway crime realities

“#De Blasio & Co. are still denying subway crime realities” Last Wednesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s transit-police chief insisted that “crime is down significantly” on the subways. Two days later, a homeless man was stabbed to death in a Queens station, the third victim this year. Now, a group of labor leaders representing retail, transit…

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