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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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 ...
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NYPD Seeks Six Suspects Accused of Vandalizing R Train in Queens Amidst Spike in Subway Stunts
The NYPD is seeking six people who commandeered and vandalized a subway train in Queens, breaking windows and obscuring ...
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 ...
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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 ...
NYPD releases photos of suspects linked to subway train joyride in Queens
The NYPD released photos of six suspects wanted in connection to the vandalism and takeover of a subway train in Queens late ...
Recent spate of NYC transit attacks has straphangers rattled — despite NYPD subway surge: ‘Just a way of life in New York now’
More than a half-dozen violent attacks in the Big Apple subway system has renewed fear among New Yorkers — despite more cops ...
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NYC Subway Fare Evasion Drops Amid NYPD Crackdown, Arrests Spike 67%
NYC sees a dip in fare evasion with increased police enforcement, raising concerns over potential racial bias in arrests.