Three murders. 5 stabbings. Numerous different assaults.
Over the previous two weeks, greater than a dozen folks have been violently attacked on the New York Metropolis transit system, together with three fatally, in a string of bloody, scary incidents.
As extra New Yorkers get again on the subways and buses within the waning days of the COVID-19 pandemic, main felony transit crime has shot up practically 42% up to now this yr in comparison with 2021, NYPD knowledge present.
Whereas transit crime up to now this yr is 5% decrease than for a similar interval in 2019, earlier than ridership was decimated by the pandemic, violence has remained a constant concern for commuters, a lot of whom don't have any different approach to get round.
Here's a rundown of among the most violent incidents to occur on the transit system in the previous two weeks:
1. Sept. 30: Dad of two fatally stabbed on the L prepare
Tommy Bailey, a hard-working father of two generally known as a “Canarsie legend” for his athletic prowess, is stabbed to loss of life on his commute residence from work.
The steamfitter had allegedly gotten into an argument with Alvin Charles, 43, through the trip, prompting the homeless man to fatally stab him within the neck close to the Atlantic Avenue station.
Family members of Bailey, additionally 43, claimed his loss of life might’ve been prevented had Charles not been freed on bail for the same subway stabbing that occurred in July 2021.
“In the event that they [had] accomplished one thing about it again then, Tommy would have nonetheless been alive and we wouldn’t be speaking proper now,” mentioned Jaylin, Bailey’s 18-year-old neighbor in Canarsie.
“His loss of life is on their fingers. No widespread sense. That’s unhappy.”
2. Oct. 1: MTA bus driver slashed on the job
A 52-year-old MTA bus driver is slashed by an irate buyer on a Saturday morning in Harlem.
The suspect acquired offended with the motive force when he didn’t open the rear doorways of the bus, prompting him to march as much as the employee, spit on him and slash him twice on his left forearm as he threatened to “go get my gun.
“I reside in these initiatives,” the suspect instructed the wounded driver earlier than fleeing.
3. Oct. 2: The ‘Inexperienced Goblin’ assault
A bunch of girls decked out in weird, neon inexperienced bodysuits brutally attacked and robbed two 19-year-olds on the Occasions Sq. subway station round 2 a.m. after one of many victims apparently ran into them.
“She mentioned she was attacked by aliens,” the mom of one of many victims instructed The Put up the day after the assault.
“Yesterday was her birthday. That is how she spent her nineteenth birthday. I hope they get what they deserve after which some as a result of it’s disgusting.”
The suspects made off with a cellular phone and purse and stay at massive.
4. Oct. 3: Man randomly shoved onto subway tracks at Union Sq.
A 25-year-old straphanger headed residence from work and ready for a No. 6 prepare was out of the blue pushed onto the trackbed round 9:30 p.m., allegedly by an emotionally disturbed homeless man.
Hours after Clarence Anderson allegedly shoved the person, who was saved by good Samaritans, he attacked one other harmless New Yorker – a building employee toiling close to Columbus Circle.
“He shouldn’t have been on the streets,” the subway-shove sufferer, who wanted 18 stitches to shut the gash on his head, instructed The Put up.
“I received’t be taking the subway after 7 p.m. once more. … One thing must be modified or fastened.”
5. Oct. 4: Man slashed at Occasions Sq. subway station
A 31-year-old man was slashed within the leg on the vacationer hotspot after getting right into a combat with one other man simply after 11 p.m.
Dramatic video posted to Twitter exhibits officers treating the injured and bleeding man on the subway platform, with a path of blood behind him.
It’s not clear what sparked the fued.
6. Oct. 6: Man randomly stabbed after ‘shoulder faucet’
A 59-year-old man was stabbed within the shoulder round 1 p.m. contained in the one hundred and twenty fifth Road A, B, C and D station in Harlem.
The sufferer had missed his cease and was strolling up the steps to get to the southbound platform when he encountered somebody who was blocking his path and tapped him on the shoulder, police mentioned.
The pair then began arguing earlier than the suspect took out a knife and stabbed him.
7. Oct. 6: Man slashed, presumably for sporting the incorrect shade
A forty five-year-old man was slashed within the face whereas passing by way of the turnstile on the A prepare station at Pitkin and Grant avenues in East New York, Brooklyn, round 5 p.m.
The sufferer claimed to police that he didn't know his attacker however mentioned he was sporting blue and that his assailant could have believed he was a gang member.
The suspect took off on a scooter.
8. Oct. 6: Beloved father fatally stabbed whereas commuting residence
Charles Moore, 38, was headed residence from his job at Citi Area round 10:30 p.m. when he was knifed to loss of life on the 176th Road and Jerome Avenue station.
Saquan Lemons, 27, allegedly randomly killed the dad on the crowded platform shortly after “tumbling out” of a No. 4 prepare, prosecutors mentioned throughout his arraignment on homicide expenses.
Lemons’ lawyer requested he bear a psychiatric analysis.
9. Oct. 8: Teen hunted, crushed and stabbed on the Higher East Facet
A 17-year-old sufferer commuting residence from his job at Shake Shack was violently attacked Saturday afternoon on the East 53rd Road and Lexington Avenue station, leaving him with six stab wounds.
The attackers, who have been clad in all black and wore face masks, had gone to the teenager’s job asking the place he was after which adopted him into the subway system.
10. Oct. 9: Dad of 4 fatally stabbed on the bus
Lamont Barkley, 55, was on a BX19 bus round 8:30 p.m. Sunday when he was killed by a lady and man he’d been arguing with, police mentioned.
Earlier than to the deadly stabbing, Barkley had gotten into an argument with the lady at a close-by bar, Glen Roy’s Public Home, prompting her to name the person to come back to the realm, police sources and neighbors mentioned.
In some unspecified time in the future, the trio acquired on the bus, the place the man and lady attacked Barkley, sources mentioned.
Ebony Jackson, 42, was taken into custody in reference to the incident and charged with homicide and manslaughter Monday.
11. Oct. 10: Girl bashed in head in random assault
A 49-year-old lady was ready for the No. 2 prepare on the Cathedral Parkway subway station in Harlem round 2:30 a.m. Monday when she was out of the blue whacked within the head with an unknown object.
No phrases have been exchanged earlier than her attacker, a stranger, took off, cops mentioned.
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