From M.T.A. workers to buskers to shopkeepers, the people whose livelihood depends on the system offered a complex portrait of the subway as ridership approaches prepandemic normalcy. Source: New York Times
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Bronx Fire Leaves Four Dead, Including Three Children, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on October 30, 2022
Two other people who were in the home were taken to the hospital and were in critical condition, the police said. Source: New York Times
Man Killed by Subway Train After Falling During Fight in Queens Station
By Gotham Rex on October 17, 2022
The death occurred when two men were fighting on the F train platform during rush hour in Jackson Heights, Queens, the police said. Source: New York Times
2 Police Officers Are Killed in Connecticut Shooting
By Gotham Rex on October 13, 2022
A third officer was seriously wounded in the shooting in Bristol, which came as the officers were responding to a domestic violence call, officials said. Source: New York Times
Man Is Fatally Stabbed on New York City Bus, and Woman Is Arrested
By Gotham Rex on October 10, 2022
The woman, Ebony Jackson, was charged in the killing of Lamont Barkley during a dispute on a bus in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx. Source: New York Times
Brooklyn Father Charged in Death of 23-Month-Old Daughter
By Gotham Rex on October 10, 2022
The child died after being treated for bleeding on the brain, and her father, Robert Wright, was charged with manslaughter. Source: New York Times
Prosecutions for Fire Safety Violations Dropped by 98% in New York City
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2022
The dramatic decline has prompted concerns about safety just months after the city’s deadliest blaze in decades. Source: New York Times
Jails Boss Pushed for Dying Man’s Release to Limit Rikers Death Count
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2022
Louis A. Molina, New York City’s jail commissioner, told his senior staff to ensure that a dying man was “off the department’s count.” Source: New York Times
Deaths of 3 Children on Coney Island Ruled Homicides by Drowning
By Gotham Rex on September 13, 2022
Police officials, who had questioned their mother, said no one had been charged in the deaths Tuesday. Source: New York Times
Mother Questioned Following Deaths of 3 Children Found on Brooklyn Shore
By Gotham Rex on September 12, 2022
The children were found unconscious on Coney Island Beach after an emergency call early Monday morning. Their mother was discovered nearby, barefoot and “soaking wet,” the police said. Source: New York Times
4 Dead in New Jersey Van Crash
By Gotham Rex on September 2, 2022
The vehicle overturned on Palisades Interstate Parkway in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., early Friday. In addition to the deaths, 8 were injured. Source: New York Times
US Life Expectancy Falls Again in ‘Historic’ Setback
By Gotham Rex on August 31, 2022
The decline during the pandemic is the sharpest in nearly 100 years, hitting American Indian and Native Alaskan communities particularly hard. Source: New York Times
Tracking the Deaths in the Rikers Island Jail Complex 2022
By Gotham Rex on August 15, 2022
12 have died so far this year, a pace suggesting last year’s eight-year high will be surpassed. Source: New York Times
Fire Sparked by Electric Scooter Battery Kills Woman and Child in Harlem
By Gotham Rex on August 3, 2022
The fire, which occurred at a New York Housing Authority building, also left the child’s father in critical condition, according to the police. Source: New York Times
2 Pedestrians Die After Cars Collide Head-On in Inwood, N.Y.
By Gotham Rex on August 3, 2022
The crash happened as speed cameras went live full-time on Monday. New York City continues to struggle to reduce traffic deaths despite years of effort. Source: New York Times