Rider stabbed twice on Manhattan subway as transit violence mounts. TStrahan4NY has the details
On Friday,
in Far Rockaway. Three people have died since Sept. 30 in stabbings, two in subway attacks and a third on a city bus.in what police have called an unprovoked attack. Video released the next day showed the moment the unidentified attacker come up to the man and push him down to the roadbed shortly before the arrival of a 6 train. That man survived thanks to good Samaritans.
The MTA recently asked NYPD officers to position themselves in the middle of a platform in an effort to reassure passengers the transit system is safe. As for the death earlier this week, officials say it could have been prevented. "The cellphone that fell into a pit. My God — please de-escalate situations. We can get your phones, your personal effects, we do it all the time," said NYC Transit President Richard Davey.
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