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NYC subway assaults up 19% — with many of the attacks coming against police officers, stats show
More subway riders have reported being punched, kicked and stabbed so far this year than last — and many of them were police officers, the NYPD said. Felony assault is up 19% in transit, from 214 incidents at this point in 2025, to 255 as of Sunday, according to NYPD statistics. Out of the 255 assaults so far this year, 93 — or 36% — were on city police officers and MTA workers. In the same span of 2019, 44 of the 154 people assaulted — or nearly 30% — were performing law enforcement duties, the spokesperson said. Such incidents have skyrocketed a stunning 66% when compared to 2019, before the pandemic, when 154 straphangers reported being assaulted. Retired NYPD detective and John Jay College adjunct professor Michael Alcazar blamed the uptick in assaults on the number of mentally ill in the subway and the criminal justice system. 'It's all these things, the homeless population, the EDPs (Emotionally Disturbed People), the warmer weather, prosecutors not able to keep them in jail,' he said. 'It emboldens the criminals. They get out and they're back at it the next day.' A woman-hating goon with 20 busts under his belt was the perfect example of a recidivist assaulter when he allegedly shoved a 70-year-old grandmother to the ground in a Midtown subway station on May 12. 'What are you doing here?' Sherlock Arana sneered at Janet Parvizyar, an LA resident before shoving her into a wall and to the floor, she said. 'I don't understand, why did they let them go like this,' Parvizyar told The Post after learning of her attacker's criminal history. 'I mean, they have to do something about this. He's going to kill somebody.' Arana, 37, was arrested two days later after cops recognized him. He remains locked up at Rikers Island correctional facility on a second degree assault charge in lieu of $45,000 bail, records show. He pleaded guilty to assaulting two women inside separate Queens subway stations nearly a decade ago because he thought they were of Indian descent, prosecutors said. At least one was actually Bangladeshi. The most recent of his nearly two dozen prior arrests was in 2023 for a robbery, law enforcement sources said. The disposition of the case was unknown. The notable increase in assaults come as other transit crime has dropped 6% so far this year, including murders, shootings, robbery, burglaries and grand larcenies, the data showed. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch has attributed the crime drops in transit to an increased police presence underground, including the addition of two cops on every train overnight and hundreds more working overtime shifts. A longtime Bronx police officer attributed the increase in assaults to mental illness and crowding on trains which have been busier since congestion pricing went into effect in January. 'You have a lot more unstable people who are on the trains,' the cop with more than 20 years on the job said. 'Congestion pricing plays a part because the trains are also more crowded.' The police presence could also be adding to the uptick in the number of assaults, especially those against officers, a retired NYPD detective said. 'People don't like when police enforce drinking and minor offenses and they get aggressive,' the retired officer said.
New York Post
7 hours ago
- New York Post
NYC subway assaults up 19%, with police officers often targeted
More subway riders have reported being punched, kicked and stabbed so far this year than last — and many of them were police officers, the NYPD said. Felony assault is up 19% in transit, from 214 incidents at this point in 2025, to 255 as of Sunday, according to NYPD statistics. Out of the 255 assaults so far this year, 93 — or 36% — were on city police officers and MTA workers. In the same span of 2019, 44 of the 154 people assaulted — or nearly 30% — were performing law enforcement duties, the spokesperson said. 5 Andrew Pashinin, 19, was arrested for allegedly shoving a man onto Brooklyn subway tracks in December — and told reporters he did it because the victim 'said mean things' to him. Gregory P. Mango Such incidents have skyrocketed a stunning 66% when compared to 2019, before the pandemic, when 154 straphangers reported being assaulted. Retired NYPD detective and John Jay College adjunct professor Michael Alcazar blamed the uptick in assaults on the number of mentally ill in the subway and the criminal justice system. 'It's all these things, the homeless population, the EDPs (Emotionally Disturbed People), the warmer weather, prosecutors not able to keep them in jail,' he said. 'It emboldens the criminals. They get out and they're back at it the next day.' 5 Police released a photo of a man who allegedly pushed a 39-year-old victim onto the subway tracks at the Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue subway station on May 22. A woman-hating goon with 20 busts under his belt was the perfect example of a recidivist assaulter when he allegedly shoved a 70-year-old grandmother to the ground in a Midtown subway station on May 12. 'What are you doing here?' Sherlock Arana sneered at Janet Parvizyar, an LA resident before shoving her into a wall and to the floor, she said. 'I don't understand, why did they let them go like this,' Parvizyar told The Post after learning of her attacker's criminal history. 'I mean, they have to do something about this. He's going to kill somebody.' 5 MTA employees on a subway platform where a person was pushed into a train. Gregory P. Mango Arana, 37, was arrested two days later after cops recognized him. He remains locked up at Rikers Island correctional facility on a second degree assault charge in lieu of $45,000 bail, records show. He pleaded guilty to assaulting two women inside separate Queens subway stations nearly a decade ago because he thought they were of Indian descent, prosecutors said. At least one was actually Bangladeshi. The most recent of his nearly two dozen prior arrests was in 2023 for a robbery, law enforcement sources said. The disposition of the case was unknown. 5 Police released photos of a man who allegedly randomly pushed an elderly man onto the subway tracks at the 74th Street and Roosevelt Avenue station in Queens on April 23. DCPI The notable increase in assaults come as other transit crime has dropped 6% so far this year, including murders, shootings, robbery, burglaries and grand larcenies, the data showed. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch has attributed the crime drops in transit to an increased police presence underground, including the addition of two cops on every train overnight and hundreds more working overtime shifts. A longtime Bronx police officer attributed the increase in assaults to mental illness and crowding on trains which have been busier since congestion pricing went into effect in January. 5 Police released photos of a man they said shoved a 33-year-old man onto the train tracks on Dec. 7, 2024, after a fight at the Atlantic Avenue- Barclays Center subway station. DCPI 'You have a lot more unstable people who are on the trains,' the cop with more than 20 years on the job said. 'Congestion pricing plays a part because the trains are also more crowded.' The police presence could also be adding to the uptick in the number of assaults, especially those against officers, a retired NYPD detective said. 'People don't like when police enforce drinking and minor offenses and they get aggressive,' the retired officer said.
Yahoo
12 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
At least 4 MTA employees attacked by unhinged riders on NYC buses, trains: cops, sources
At least four MTA employees were hurt in recent attacks as unhinged riders raged at them with wrenches, fists and feet across the Big Apple, cops and sources said. In the first assault, a wrench-wielding maniac bashed a 71-year-old driver in the forehead on board a B61 bus at Lorraine and Hicks streets in Red Hook just after 8 a.m. May 13, authorities said. Investigators believe a female passenger had an issue with the driver and called in her sidekick, who boarded the bus and immediately attacked the operator, sources said. Then the pair — whose relationship is unknown — fled off the bus together, according to the sources. The driver was taken to Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. Police released surveillance footage of the suspect, who is described as having a dark complexion, standing about 5-foot-6 and believed to be in his early 40s. He was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt and tan pants. The violence continued on Thursday, when three MTA workers were attacked in less than 12 hours, according to cops and sources. The earliest assault occurred minutes after midnight, when a 68-year-old MTA cleaner spotted a crazed man swinging a pipe at intercom kiosks inside the Bergen Street F and G train station in Boerum Hill, police sources said. When the cleaner tried to step in, the brute started swinging the pipe at him but missed — before punching him in the chest, cops and sources said. The assailant, seen wearing all black and carrying a backpack, then fled the scene. Video released by the NYPD shows him yelling as he aggressively points the pipe at the victim. The assailant is still on the loose. Then, around 5:30 p.m., a masked lunatic threw a cup of hot liquid on an on-duty 38-year-old MTA bus driver at Innis Street and Nicholas Avenue in the Port Richmond section of Staten Island, sources said. The driver was taken to Richmond University Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition. The still-at-large attacker was last seen wearing a black face mask and a beige hoodie. About six hours later, a 53-year-old MTA conductor was clearing an M train at the Delancey-Essex Street station around 11:30 p.m. when she tried to rouse a sleeping passenger, the sources said. The subway snoozer became angry and kicked the conductor in the stomach before taking off, according to sources. The on-duty employee was taken to Bellevue Hospital with minor injuries. The attacker, who is still on the loose, is believed to be a Hispanic man in his 30s, standing about 6 feet tall and last seen wearing a black and white hoodie, the sources said.
Time of India
14 hours ago
- Time of India
Pipe-swinging, hot liquid and wrench: Four MTA workers attacked in separate NYC incidents
NYPD At least four MTA workers were injured in a series of recent assaults across New York City, as violent passengers lashed out using wrenches, fists, and kicks, according to police and sources. Strangely, three of them were attacked within 12 hours. It seems that there is a rage against the MIT employees or something else. The violence escalated on May 30, when shortly after midnight, a 68-year-old MTA cleaner was targeted at the Bergen Street F and G station in Boerum Hill. He saw a man swinging a pipe at intercom kiosks and attempted to intervene. The man responded by punching the cleaner in the chest after missing him with the pipe. The suspect, dressed in all black and carrying a backpack, fled the scene. Later that day, at around 5.30 PM, a 38-year-old Staten Island bus driver was assaulted in Port Richmond. A masked man threw a cup of hot liquid at the driver at Innis Street and Nicholas Avenue. The driver was hospitalized at Richmond University Medical Center and is in stable condition. The suspect, still on the run, wore a beige hoodie and a black face mask. Around 11.30 PM, a 53-year-old MTA conductor was clearing an M train at the Delancey-Essex Street station when she was kicked in the stomach by a sleeping passenger she tried to wake. The man, described as Hispanic, about 6 feet tall and in his 30s, fled the scene. He was last seen wearing a black and white hoodie. The conductor was treated for minor injuries at Bellevue Hospital. The first incident took place on May 13, when a man armed with a wrench assaulted a 71-year-old bus driver aboard a B61 bus in Red Hook. The attacker, allegedly called in by a female passenger after a dispute with the driver, struck the victim in the forehead at Lorraine and Hicks streets around 8 AM. The two suspects fled together after the assault. The suspect is described as a dark-complexioned man, around 5-foot-6 and in his early 40s, last seen wearing a black sweatshirt and tan pants. All four suspects remain at large as police continue their investigations.
Time of India
15 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Embraer sets up Indian subsidiary to expand defence and aviation presence, ET Infra
Advt Partnership with Mahindra for IAF transport aircraft bid Advt By , ETInfra Join the community of 2M+ industry professionals Subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights & analysis. Get updates on your preferred social platform Follow us for the latest news, insider access to events and more. Brazilian aerospace firm Embraer has established a subsidiary in India as it looks to expand its footprint across defence, commercial aviation, services and support, and urban air mobility company currently has around 50 aircraft and 11 different types operating in India. In a statement on Friday, Embraer said its expansion also reflects the growing ties between Brazil and India.'The establishment of a subsidiary in India aims at strengthening its interests across defence, commercial aviation, business aviation, services & support and the burgeoning urban air mobility sector," the company plans to grow its team in India and build capacity to tap into opportunities within the local aerospace and defence ecosystem . This includes creating teams across corporate functions and setting up specialised units focused on procurement, supply chain, and February 2024, Embraer signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Mahindra Defence Systems to explore collaboration on the Indian Air Force 's Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) programme. The two companies are evaluating the possibility of jointly offering Embraer's C-390 Millennium , a multi-mission aircraft."India is a key market for Embraer, and we are excited to deepen our collaboration with the Indian aerospace and defence industry, leveraging expertise and technology to contribute to the nation's growth and Make in India efforts," said Francisco Gomes Neto, President and CEO of airline Star Air operates an all-Embraer fleet, including E175 and ERJ145 defence, Indian operators currently use Embraer platforms such as the Legacy 600 for the transport of government officials and VIPs by the Indian Air Force and Border Security Force. The Indian Air Force also operates the 'Netra' airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, which is based on the Embraer ERJ145 platform.
