Maintenance workers on Sunday inspected the cameras at the 36th Street station in Brooklyn, where a gunman wounded 10 and left 13 injured, and discovered a connection problem. Source: New York Times
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‘Closest one to him was me,’ said one of the victims of the shooting.
By Gotham Rex on April 13, 2022
Source: New York Times
Videos Show a Familiar New York Morning Erupting Into Chaos
By Gotham Rex on April 12, 2022
The attack on an N train on Tuesday brought to life a horror that the city had long avoided: a mass shooting on the subway. Source: New York Times
Panic in Sunset Park: Gunman Who Shot 10 in Subway Station at Large
By Gotham Rex on April 12, 2022
At least 23 were injured, five critically, in an attack at the 36th Street stop in Sunset Park after a man released two smoke grenades and started shooting. Source: New York Times
Photos From the Scene of the Brooklyn Subway Shooting
By Gotham Rex on April 12, 2022
Times photographers are at the location where several people were shot during the morning rush at a train station in Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
The Prosecutors Who Are Heading For the Door
By Gotham Rex on April 4, 2022
In every borough, the lawyers in district attorneys’ offices are leaving because of burnout, rising workload and modest salaries. Source: New York Times
New York City Clears 239 Homeless Camps. Only 5 People Move to Shelters.
By Gotham Rex on March 30, 2022
In the subways, nearly 80 people a week accepted shelter over a four-week period, Mayor Adams said. Officials have not yet said how many stayed off the street. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C.’s New Subway Chief Comes From Boston and Doesn’t Own a Car
By Gotham Rex on March 23, 2022
Richard A. Davey, a former Massachusetts transportation secretary, will be the first permanent president of New York City Transit since the start of the pandemic. Source: New York Times
As Police Hunt for Gunman, Fear Rattles Homeless People in 2 Cities
By Gotham Rex on March 14, 2022
The shootings came at a charged moment in the relationship between New York City and the thousands of people who live on the streets here. Source: New York Times
A Blow to the Manhattan Case Against Trump
By Gotham Rex on February 24, 2022
The longstanding criminal investigation is thrown into doubt after a monthlong pause and questions about the Manhattan district attorney’s commitment. Source: New York Times
Subway Will Test Platform Doors at 3 Stations
By Gotham Rex on February 23, 2022
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which had resisted calls to add platform barriers, will begin a pilot program amid outcry over safety in the transit system. Source: New York Times
NYC Attempts to Stop Homeless People From Sheltering on Subways
By Gotham Rex on February 22, 2022
Some platforms and trains had fewer people sleeping on them than normal on Tuesday, but there were still many people taking shelter in the system. Source: New York Times
NYC Subway Attacks Show Challenge Adams Faces on Crime
By Gotham Rex on February 21, 2022
The mayor and governor released a safety plan for the subways that focused on homelessness. But a homeless person was believed to be responsible in only one of the weekend attacks. Source: New York Times
NYC Plans to Stop Homeless People From Sheltering on Subways
By Gotham Rex on February 18, 2022
The plan, which calls for stricter enforcement of the transit system’s rules, also promises to offer more mental-health services and housing options to those who shelter underground. Source: New York Times
Decades Adrift in a Broken System, Then Charged in a Death on the Tracks
By Gotham Rex on February 5, 2022
Martial Simon, mentally ill and homeless, spent years in and out of hospitals before being accused of shoving Michelle Go in front of a subway train. Source: New York Times