A man was killed after his clothes got entangled in a subway car that dragged him onto the tracks in front of a train arriving in New York.
The 20-year-old’s death comes on Monday three days after David Martin, 32, was pushed in front of a train, seemingly at random, and broke his collarbone.
A former inmate named Lamale McRae, 41, was arrested for the attack.
Last week, a 26-year-old man sustained a leg injury when he was pushed past a train, again seemingly at random.
A homeless man suspected of assaulting him was arrested.
Violence in the city’s subways has put New Yorkers in crisis due to the rise in crime in the Big Apple.
State Governor Kathy Hochul, who will be re-elected in three weeks, e New York Mayor Eric Adams has announced plans to increase the number of police officers patrolling the subway.
We are all fighting for our city, but there is still work to be done. That’s why we’re investing in mental health services, more subway agents and cheaper housing, “Adams, who was criticized for his response to the subway attacks, said on Twitter on Sunday.
In January, Michelle Go, 40, died after being pushed past a train in Times Square.
His killing was seen as part of a wave of anti-Asian attacks in American cities.
In April, a gunman fired smoke bombs and opened fire on a subway train, injuring more than 20 people. A suspect was arrested the next day.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has announced that it will install cameras in all New York subway cars.
