Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday she’d introduce legislation to the state budget that would make it easier to involuntarily commit those suffering from mental illness to hospitals, citing an uptick in ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she will introduce legislation to expand the state’s involuntary commitment laws to allow ...

The governor said she is taking several steps to help fix the problem as she believes many crimes are linked to untreated mental illness.

Gov. Kathy Hochul says the recent surge in violence in the subway "cannot continue." She says she will include new legislation in the executive budget to change New York's involuntary commitment ...

Cops, National Guard troops and the Guardian Angels are all tackling subway crime — but five days of transit violence ...

Felony assaults in the system are up 60 percent since 2019, according to reports compiled by the Times. Murders are up from ...

The New York Police Department ( NYPD) on Tuesday announced they identified the woman who died after being set on fire while ...

The New York subway fire incident on December 22, 2024, was tragic, to say the least, and 57-year-old Debrina Kawam has been identified as the victim.

A 23-year-old man faces attempted murder and assault charges after he allegedly pushed another man onto New York City subway ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The woman killed when she was set on fire in a Brooklyn subway car has been tentatively identified by police, after using fingerprint and dental information and DNA evidence.

Debrina Kawam has been identified as the victim of a horrifying attack that unfolded in a New York City subway when she was ...