Politics & Government

‘Irresponsible:' MTA Says Mayor's Plan To Add 250 Subway Officers Isn't Enough To Combat Recent Crime

Subway safety is being questioned again after 2 more unprovoked attacks at subway stations in the city.

(David Allen/Patch)

May 18, 2021

The blame game over safety on the subway continues, and so does crime.

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Police say a 23-year-old man was stabbed in an unprovoked attack while exiting the C train around 6 p.m. Monday at the Kingston-Throop Avenue station in Brooklyn.

Two hours later, another man was slashed in the face on the platform of the 135th Street and Lenox Avenue station in Harlem.\

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