Subway crime plan, mental health training among NYPD commissioner's top 2025 initiatives
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch delivered the annual State of the NYPD address on Thursday, outlining the department's ...
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Fare evasion on NYC subway down 25% in last six months, MTA reports
During an MTA board meeting on Wednesday, Chair and CEO Janno Lieber announced that subway fare evasion has decreased from 14 ...
NYC sees dip in major crimes, new data shows
Major crime in the Big Apple saw a 2% drop in the first few months of the fiscal year — along with a dip in transit crime, an ...
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No panhandling, peeing or lying on subway seats: NYPD launches new quality-of-life division
The NYPD will create a division targeting low-level quality-of-life crimes like aggressive panhandling, some street vending, public urination and abandonment of vehicles, Police Commissioner Jessica ...
Subway shove survivor recounts near-death experience
A man who was pushed onto New York City subway tracks in the path of an oncoming train is recounting the harrowing, ...
The man pushed onto New York’s subway tracks says he will ride again
A man who survived being shoved onto subway tracks ahead of an oncoming train in New York City says that in spite of the ...
New NYPD unit to crack down on quality-of-life offenses: Commissioner Jessica Tisch
Tisch said offenses like aggressive panhandling, unlicensed street vending and public urination give “the impression of an ...
With Adams in crowd, NYC police commissioner unveils quality-of-life initiatives
NEW YORK — New York City’s police commissioner unveiled a slate of initiatives Thursday designed to reduce recidivism and improve the quality of life on subways — two leading concerns of voters who ...