Left: Wanted for assault in Canal Street subway station; Right: Crack from recent Washingon Square Park arrest. ( Photos: NYPD) Canal Street Subway Assault; Drug Bust in Washington Square Cops are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individual who is wanted in connection with a forcible touching... News 19 Oct 2025 | 06:38
Wanted for gunpoint robbery at the 86th Street B/C station, Oct. 15. ( Photo: NYPD) Gunpoint Robbery in UWS Subway; DA Indicts Two Men for Harlem Murder A 57-year-old woman was mugged at gunpoint on the morning of Oct. 15 inside the 86th Street subway station on the B/C lines,... News 18 Oct 2025 | 10:21
Downtown entrance to the 1 train at 145th Street. ( Photo: MTA) West Harlem ‘1’ Train Subway Stabber Indicted for July Attack Just like waiting for the arrival of a subway train, sometimes the people have to wait for justice. That’s one lesson to be... News 21 Sep 2025 | 04:46
The PATH train engulfed in flames as it approached Newport Station ( Photo: @hardingreports on TikTok) A PATH Train Erupts in Flames with Commuters on Board A fire broke out under a PATH train heading eastbound to Manhattan in the early morning of Monday, August 4. The incident... News 08 Aug 2025 | 01:38
A poster on X shows rain pouring onto a Metro North train inside Grand Central on July 31. ( Photo: X @chantalmclaugh) Another Day, Another Round of Dizzying Delays on Subways, Trains, and Roadways Subway chaos erupted for a second day on July 31 as thousands of morning commuters were left waiting, hot, sticky, and frustrated... News 01 Aug 2025 | 01:58
Canal Street Station. Various subway lines suffered either delays, reroutes, or cancelations on July 29 due to the impacts of extreme heat on the outdated infrastructure. Many of the problems were traced to a single tripped breaker in a West 4th St. Station which had a ripple effect on trains across the city. ( Photo: Otto Fritton) Chaos on Morning Commute Due to Subway Delays Caused by Extreme Heat, Outdated System Corporate New Yorkers headed to their jobs Tuesday morning, July 29, still shaken from Monday’s horrific Midtown shooting.... News 29 Jul 2025 | 05:52
While waiting for the uptown 4 and 5 train, a 51-year-old man was attacked by a person on the platform. The suspect was apprehended. ( Photo: Brian Berger) SoHo Rapist Pleads Guilty; Man Indicted for Hate Crime at Fulton St. Station A 32-year-old has pleaded guilty to strangling and raping a woman he followed into her SoHo apartment in April 2024. The attack... News 29 Jul 2025 | 11:56
L train near Union Sq. station stopped after young woman was fatally struck on June 16. ( Photo: Citizen) Woman struck by L train while trying to climb back onto platform A 24 year old woman was killed when she was struck by an L train near Union Square station on June 16. The NYPD responded... News 17 Jun 2025 | 02:45
On her way to attend a congestion-pricing rally at West 14th Street and Ninth Avenue, Gov. Kathy Hochul rode the M14D bus with regular passengers and media representatives. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) Trump’s DOT Head Rips Hochul Handling of Subways, Calls System a ‘Shithole’ A day after Gov. Kathy Hochul said she didn’t have to go to war with the federal government over the congestion-pricing question,... News 24 Mar 2025 | 01:20
Left and center: Herald Square Puncher, Jan. 17. Right: 86th Street Slasher, Feb. 10. ( NYPD) MTA Workers Attacked at Herald Square & E. 86th St. Subway Stations, Maniacs Still on Loose THE 34th STREET - HERALD SQUARE PUNCHER... News 17 Feb 2025 | 02:11
Pajama pants madman on the subway, Jan. 26, 2025. Police say he used a wooden club to strike a passenger on the platform. ( NYPD) Madman in Pajama Pants Smashes 6 Train Rider With Piece of Wood What does a criminal look like? The answers are nearly infinite, but a recent attack by a smiling suspect came with the suspect... News 03 Feb 2025 | 01:24
One of the Brooklyn teens who called 911 about the subway arsonist was honored by his local Council member, Susan Zhuang (right). His face is blurred to protect his anonymity. ( Photo: Council Member Susan Zhuang) Three Teens Claim $10,000 Reward in Subway Fire Horror It was one of the most horrific crimes in New York City history—the burning alive of a homeless woman, Debrina Kawam, on... News 20 Jan 2025 | 03:14
Surveillance video shows 18th St station moments before Joseph Lynskey is pushed before an oncoming 1 train by alleged assailant Kamel Hawkins. ( Photo: Obtained from NYPD and annotated by Straus News) Subway Violence Strikes Again as Maniac Shoves Man onto Tracks at W. 18th Street Horror once again came home to a Manhattan rail commuter on the afternoon of, Dec. 31, when a deranged 23-year-old, Kamel... News 03 Jan 2025 | 10:43
The above surveillance photo of a person of interest in the subway torching incident that killed a sleeping 57-year-old woman at an F stop in Brooklyn played a major role in apprehending the suspect. He was spotted by three high school students on the F train in Herald Square wearing the same clothes. ( Photo: NYPD) Woman Torched on F Train Finally ID’d; Mystery Surrounds Penn Station Burn Victim The sleeping homeless woman who was set on fire by another homeless person on Dec. 22 was finally identified as 57-year old... News 01 Jan 2025 | 10:02
MTA Chair & CEO Janno Lieber (right) and MTA Construction & Development President Jamie Torres-Springer (at podium) are jointed by NYCT President Demetrius Crichlow, and MTA Chief Accessibility Officer Quemuel Arroyo to announce that the 14 St Station on the F/L/M/1/2/3 lines is fully ADA accessible on Thursday, Dec 19, 2024. ( Photo: Marc A. Hermann/MTA) MTA Holiday Presents: Completes Nearly $500M in Renovations at E. 68th St. and W. 14th St. Subway Stations While Subway riding Holiday shoppers, visitors and other travelers were riding through Manhattan in recent days, the Metropolitan... News 26 Dec 2024 | 06:51
Elizabeth Street Garden Faces Death, Again: This Time by Mamdani