A passenger wished him “Happy New Year!” at a group and in response he was beaten and stabbed several times in a New York Subway station in the Bronx.
The crime happened the night of January 1, around 8:45 p.m., the NYPD reported today. The unidentified 29-year-old victim was waiting for a Manhattan-bound D line train at the 182-183rd St. station in Fordham when he said “Happy New Year” to four men he didn’t know.
The men began to argue with the victim and then gave him punches to the face and body. As the New Year’s beating intensified, one of the attackers He pulled out a knife and stabbed him several times, leaving him bleeding on the platform.. Paramedics took the injured man to St. Barnabas Hospital in serious conditionbut stable.
His four attackers fled and have not been captured. Police released surveillance images today of the suspects asking for the public’s help in locating them. Anyone with information should call at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Also through the page crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by text message to 274637 (CRIMES), followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.
Since taking office in January 2022, the alcalde Eric Adams, ex NYPD, announced several times that the number of NYPD officers in the subway system would double in a reinforced security plan to confront violence in the chaotic NYC Subway.
But until now Crime has continued and even NYPD officers have been attacked in stations in recent months. There have also been shootings, fatal workplace accidents and homicides.
Los Gun Arrests Inside the Chaotic New York Subway Have Increased a Staggering 94% compared to before the pandemic paralysis (2019), according to official figures released in October. AND attacks on workers have increased 31%, according to Transportation Workers Union Local 100.
2024-01-04 16:11:00
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