NYC combating subway surfing with drones, PSAs featuring young people
New York City is turning to technology and young people to help put an end to the dangerous epidemic of subway surfing.
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New York City is turning to technology and young people to help put an end to the dangerous epidemic of subway surfing.
A man was stabbed to death on the platform of the Stillwell Avenue station overnight in Coney Island, Brooklyn. CBS News New York's Derick Waller has the details.
One girl was killed and another was critically injured while subway surfing Sunday night in Queens, police say.
The subway undoubtedly could use some much-needed attention – from crippling infrastructure to outdated and dirty subway cars that are older than some of the people who ride them to elevated structures that appear to be on their last legs. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
One girl was killed and another was critically injured while subway surfing Sunday night in Queens, police sources say. CBS News New York's Natalie Duddridge reports from the 7 line.
Police have not released many details other than to say two females were involved in the incident. One died and the other was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports from Queens.
The New York City subway system opened to the public 120 years ago Sunday, and over the course of those decades, it has transformed neighborhoods.
A 30-day pilot program of using scanners to detect weapons in the subway is over. According to the NYPD, some 2,749 scans done during the pilot program. There were 118 false positives, the NYPD said. Twelve knives were recovered.
As we celebrate the New York City subway's 120th anniversary, CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook gives us a look at the culture underground and what it means to millions of riders who rely on the subway.
Jury selection is underway in the trial of Daniel Penny, charged with placing Jordan Neely into a deadly chokehold on the subway in May 2023. CBS News New York's Doug Williams reports from court.
A pilot program to use scanners to detect weapons in New York City's subway system has ended. Critics say the data shows the program was "objectively a failure." CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner reports.
The trial of Daniel Penny continues. The marine veteran is on trial for the 2023 death of Jordan Neely. A Subway performer who Penny says was talking gibberish, throwing things, and threatening to kill everyone on an f train when penny placed him in a fatal chokehold. The case has raised many questions, should Penny be charged with murder if he says he was acting in defense of others? Did the city fail to get neely the help he needed and where was law enforcement throughout the incident? Law enforcement expert Richard Esposito breaks down the case.
Daniel Penny is facing charges for placing Jordan Neely in a deadly chokehold on the subway in May 2023. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports from the courthouse.
Jury selection began Monday in the trial of Daniel Penny, who is accused of putting Jordan Neely into a deadly chokehold on the subway. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports from the courthouse.
Penny is accused of putting Jordan Neely into a deadly chokehold on the F train in SoHo last year. CBS News New York's Christina Fan has the latest on the case.
Tens of thousands of commuters have been dealing with ongoing issues at one of the busiest subway stations in New York City: Two broken escalators at Columbus Circle.
Tens of thousands of commuters have been dealing with ongoing issues at one of the busiest subway stations in New York City. Two broken escalators at Columbus Circle have been causing chaos, and commuters have had enough. CBS News New York's John Dias reports.
A New York City subway conductor who was stabbed by a rider remains hospitalized days after getting attacked on a train in Brooklyn.
Daniel Penny returned to court Thursday for a pre-trial hearing in the 2023 subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely. CBS News New York's Tim McNicholas has an update from the courthouse.
Penny faces manslaughter charges in the subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely on an F train in SoHo last year.
The MTA board just voted in favor of their proposed $68.5 billion capital plan which they say will keep the transit system from falling into disrepair following the pause in congestion pricing. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
The MTA's $64.8 billion plan includes modernizing subway signals and buying thousands of new cars.
A woman is being treated after she was pushed onto the L train subway tracks during the morning commute in Brooklyn, and police are searching for her attacker. CBS News New York's Zinnia Maldonado has the latest.
A woman is being treated for injures after she was pushed onto the subway tracks during the Thursday morning commute in Brooklyn.
For a second night in a row, a protest was held at the Brownsville station where police opened fire on a suspect, hitting an officer and two innocent bystanders. CBS News New York's Christina Fan has the latest.
