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String of Violent Attacks Plagues NYC Subway System

A series of stabbings and assaults have raised concerns about safety on New York City's transit network.

  • A 45-year-old man was stabbed in the chest during a clash at a Bronx subway station early Tuesday morning.
  • The suspect in a separate Friday night stabbing at a Manhattan subway station, Raymond Kwok, was arrested with three knives in his possession.
  • Kwok was released on supervised release despite prosecutors' request for $25,000 cash bail.
  • A 62-year-old woman was shoved onto Brooklyn subway tracks last Thursday after refusing to give a lighter to her attacker.
  • A 15-year-old boy was shot in the arm during a dispute on a Bronx MTA bus over the weekend.
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