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| Commissioner Says Police Must Do Better After Man Is Killed in Subway | Commissioner Says Police Must Do Better After Man Is Killed in Subway |
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| After a fatal subway stabbing Thursday night, the second such death in a week, New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell told reporters on Friday that her force must do better. | After a fatal subway stabbing Thursday night, the second such death in a week, New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell told reporters on Friday that her force must do better. |
| “We have to do more, and we will,” the commissioner said at a news conference at police headquarters in Manhattan. | “We have to do more, and we will,” the commissioner said at a news conference at police headquarters in Manhattan. |
| There were a total of three subway knife attacks on Thursday, including the fatal one, which was unprovoked. That assault occurred at roughly 8:30 p.m. as a northbound 4 train stopped at the 176th Street station in the Bronx, according to the police, who released surveillance video. | There were a total of three subway knife attacks on Thursday, including the fatal one, which was unprovoked. That assault occurred at roughly 8:30 p.m. as a northbound 4 train stopped at the 176th Street station in the Bronx, according to the police, who released surveillance video. |
| A 38-year-old man, who was not immediately identified by the police, was attacked by a man in a black hooded sweatshirt as they stepped from the train onto the subway platform. | A 38-year-old man, who was not immediately identified by the police, was attacked by a man in a black hooded sweatshirt as they stepped from the train onto the subway platform. |
| The man in the sweatshirt brandished a large knife and stabbed the victim in the back and chest before fleeing down the subway stairs and then west on East 176th Street. | The man in the sweatshirt brandished a large knife and stabbed the victim in the back and chest before fleeing down the subway stairs and then west on East 176th Street. |
| Emergency workers rushed the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he died. No arrests have been made in the case, the police said. | Emergency workers rushed the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he died. No arrests have been made in the case, the police said. |
| The victim was the seventh person killed this year in the subway system, one more than during the same period in 2021. There were three murders on the subways in all of 2019. | The victim was the seventh person killed this year in the subway system, one more than during the same period in 2021. There were three murders on the subways in all of 2019. |
| The Bronx stabbing came a week after another fatal one, on Sept. 30 aboard a Brooklyn L Train. A homeless man on supervised release on a 2021 attempted murder charge fatally stabbed a commuter during a dispute, said the police, who arrested the man on Thursday. | The Bronx stabbing came a week after another fatal one, on Sept. 30 aboard a Brooklyn L Train. A homeless man on supervised release on a 2021 attempted murder charge fatally stabbed a commuter during a dispute, said the police, who arrested the man on Thursday. |
| On Friday, Commissioner Sewell said that thousands of officers have been assigned to patrol the subway system as part of the city’s safety plan. | On Friday, Commissioner Sewell said that thousands of officers have been assigned to patrol the subway system as part of the city’s safety plan. |
| “We need them on platforms, we need them riding the train, we have to deter and prevent this activity,” she said. “And we have to apprehend the offenders when it happens.” | “We need them on platforms, we need them riding the train, we have to deter and prevent this activity,” she said. “And we have to apprehend the offenders when it happens.” |
| “We have to do more,” she said. “We clearly see that every single day.” | “We have to do more,” she said. “We clearly see that every single day.” |
| Citing an “urgent determination to keep our subway safe,” Chief Jason K. Wilcox, who heads the Transit Bureau, said the Police Department would bring in training unit officers to patrol trains and platforms. | Citing an “urgent determination to keep our subway safe,” Chief Jason K. Wilcox, who heads the Transit Bureau, said the Police Department would bring in training unit officers to patrol trains and platforms. |
| On Friday, police officials offered details about the two other subway knife attacks that occurred on Thursday, both of which were nonfatal. | On Friday, police officials offered details about the two other subway knife attacks that occurred on Thursday, both of which were nonfatal. |
| Just after 1 p.m., a 59-year-old man on an uptown A Train got off at 125th Street after missing his intended stop. As he headed for a train back downtown, he got into a dispute with a man blocking his way on the stairs and was stabbed in the shoulder, Chief Wilcox said. The stabber fled the station. | Just after 1 p.m., a 59-year-old man on an uptown A Train got off at 125th Street after missing his intended stop. As he headed for a train back downtown, he got into a dispute with a man blocking his way on the stairs and was stabbed in the shoulder, Chief Wilcox said. The stabber fled the station. |
| The victim was taken to Mount Sinai Medical Center, where he was expected to survive. No arrests have been made in the case. | The victim was taken to Mount Sinai Medical Center, where he was expected to survive. No arrests have been made in the case. |
| Also on Thursday, at around 5:10 p.m., a 38-year-old man was slashed in the face as he approached the turnstiles at the Grant Avenue station in Brooklyn, Chief Wilcox said. The suspect, who was wearing a red hooded sweatshirt, fled the station and sped away on a moped or motorbike, he said. | Also on Thursday, at around 5:10 p.m., a 38-year-old man was slashed in the face as he approached the turnstiles at the Grant Avenue station in Brooklyn, Chief Wilcox said. The suspect, who was wearing a red hooded sweatshirt, fled the station and sped away on a moped or motorbike, he said. |
| In the Sep. 30 L train attack, the police said that Alvin Charles, who is homeless and was on supervised release after being accused of attempted murder last year in a separate case, was charged on Thursday with killing a commuter, Tommy Bailey, during a dispute. | In the Sep. 30 L train attack, the police said that Alvin Charles, who is homeless and was on supervised release after being accused of attempted murder last year in a separate case, was charged on Thursday with killing a commuter, Tommy Bailey, during a dispute. |
| The two men did not know each other, and the police and prosecutors have not described the nature of the dispute. | The two men did not know each other, and the police and prosecutors have not described the nature of the dispute. |
| The issue of violent crime in Democratically controlled New York City, particularly on the subways, has prompted some Republicans to turn public safety into a campaign issue. | The issue of violent crime in Democratically controlled New York City, particularly on the subways, has prompted some Republicans to turn public safety into a campaign issue. |
| On Friday, Representative Lee Zeldin, the party’s nominee for governor, showed up at the scene of the Bronx stabbing to reiterate his call to tighten bail laws and send more resources to the Police Department. | On Friday, Representative Lee Zeldin, the party’s nominee for governor, showed up at the scene of the Bronx stabbing to reiterate his call to tighten bail laws and send more resources to the Police Department. |
| “At what point is enough, enough?” Mr. Zeldin said, standing near the subway station. “Law enforcement needs help.” | “At what point is enough, enough?” Mr. Zeldin said, standing near the subway station. “Law enforcement needs help.” |
| In and around the station on Friday, residents remained wary. | |
| “The city needs to do more to fight crime,” said Mary C. Marks, 77, a retired Verizon employee. “I haven’t been on the subway since the pandemic because of crime,” she said. | |
| Nicholas Fandos and Jasmine Sheena contributed reporting. |