{"id":538267,"date":"2023-01-10T03:30:55","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T00:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/attacks-on-nyc-subway-and-bus-workers-hit-new-high-in-2022\/"},"modified":"2023-01-10T03:30:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T00:30:55","slug":"attacks-on-nyc-subway-and-bus-workers-hit-new-high-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/attacks-on-nyc-subway-and-bus-workers-hit-new-high-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"#Attacks on NYC subway and bus workers hit new high in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a243df736\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/attacks-on-nyc-subway-and-bus-workers-hit-new-high-in-2022\/#%E2%80%9CAttacks_on_NYC_subway_and_bus_workers_hit_new_high_in_2022%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Attacks on NYC subway and bus workers hit new high in 2022&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAttacks_on_NYC_subway_and_bus_workers_hit_new_high_in_2022%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Attacks on NYC subway and bus workers hit new high in 2022&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Assaults on subway and bus workers last year hit the highest levels since at least 2018 \u2014 and spiked nearly 29% compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic, new MTA data shows.<\/p>\n<p>At least 121 attacks were reported through Nov. 30, 2022, marking a steep jump from the 94 tallied for all of 2019, according to the recent figures.<\/p>\n<p>And the violence didn\u2019t let up during the last four weeks of the year \u2014 with another 15 assaults against transit workers recorded from Dec. 5, 2022, through Jan. 2, according to the data, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/transit\/2023\/01\/06\/transit-worker-assaults-hit-peak-in-2022--as-union-fears-service-cuts-will-fuel-rider-anger\">first reported by NY1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cases of harassment against workers \u2014 including verbal harassment and spitting attacks \u2014 also rose in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, but dropped last year compared to 2021, an MTA spokesman said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAssaults on transit workers are unacceptable,\u201d spokesman Sean Butler said in a statement. \u201cThe MTA is committed to keeping riders and the transit workers that keep the city moving safe while delivering service when and where New Yorkers depend on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/attacks-on-transit-workers-hits-new-high-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"An NYC subway\" class=\"wp-image-25299530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/attacks-on-transit-workers-hits-new-high-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/attacks-on-transit-workers-hits-new-high-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/attacks-on-transit-workers-hits-new-high-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Riders will be more vulnerable to violence if the MTA goes through with planned service rollbacks, the union said.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In December, the victims included a train dispatcher who suffered serious head injuries when an assailant allegedly broke into his office at a Manhattan subway station and beat him with a hammer, as well as a Q17 bus operator in Queens who had a fare-beater allegedly pull a gun on him and tell him, \u201cI should kill you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201dThe more riders get frustrated and angry, the bigger the target becomes on our backs. We don\u2019t make the decisions, but some riders see the MTA uniform and lash out at us, \u201c said TWU Local 100 President Richard Davis, who represents the bulk of the subway and bus workforce.<\/p>\n<p>Transit workers have not faced the surge in violence alone \u2014 overall felonies underground were up this year compared to last, and the rate of crimes per rider is up compared to before the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Riders will be more vulnerable to violence if the MTA goes through service rollbacks planned for Mondays and Fridays, Davis said.<\/p>\n<p>MTA leaders pushed for legislation last year to give judges more power to ban people who attack transit workers and other riders, but only one judge has used the authority since the legislation passed \u2014 on a case in Suffolk County stemming from an incident on the Long Island Railroad.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa Daglian, of the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA, called for higher penalties for people who assault or harass transit workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s just a lack of civility towards people who kept New York moving, who keep New York moving \u2014 and who we really owe a debt of gratitude to. It\u2019s not <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriate, it\u2019s not right, it\u2019s not fair, it\u2019s not good and it\u2019s got to stop,\u201d Daglian said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe penalties need to be higher for assaulting transit workers. there needs to be more of an ability to do the things the MTA has asked for, to ban people from the system for provable actions.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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