5 People Attacked in an Hour During Violent Morning Subway Commute

[brooklynite]

WNBC

The commute turned violent Friday morning when two to three men attacked five people in the New York City subway in the space of just over an hour.

Two senior NYPD officials tell News 4 the first victim told detectives he was sitting aboard a southbound 4 train around 4:26 a.m., when he was approached by two unknown men, one of whom displayed a knife and slashed the victim in the face.

The victim exited the train at Union Square. The perpetrators allegedly remained on board the train as it exited the station and approached their next two victims -- one of whom was punched in the face, the other slashed with his nose cut.

Both victims exited the train at the Astor Place station. The suspects then allegedly approached the fourth victim at the City Hall station, demanded money and threw his cellphone on tracks. He was slashed in the left cheek.

"Defund the Police" is not going to play well in the upcoming Primary.

[Elessar Zappa]

1. It's about systemic change, not defunding.

And anyway, what does that have to do with a violent attack? I didn’t read that the cops prevented it.

[brooklynite]

3. Its about defunding when a candidate campaigns on defunding.....

https://www.dianne.nyc

[Budi]

8. When they're STILL explaining the REAL meaning of a failed catchy campaign slogan a year later,..

then maybe the catchy 3-word failed campaign slogan wasn't such a good idea afterall.

C'mon. Still with the but, but, but...🙄

[LizBeth]

9. +1. I had to dig into research to find out wth they were taking with "defund". I thought they were

literally saying defund and once I found out what they were saying, it was implementing much of what is happening here in Eugene, Or. Bad choice with defund and have had a year having to argue what they are really saying. You are right, that does not work.

[Bucky]

6. Sadly, the squeaky wheels are digging in their heels on the word "defund"

[JanMichael]

2. So I didn't see the police stop the attack did they? Nt

[Treefrog]

7. They didn't stop the attack in Times Square either, but a cop grabbed the shot 4 year old, attended

to her wound, and rushed her to an ambulance. I'm glad she was there for that little girl. They've also caught the coward who did it.

[Treefrog]

4. Don't those trains have cameras?

Surely they must have some record of these attacks?

[brooklynite]

10. Most of the subway cars are too old to have cameras.

[Bucky]

5. But thank god for New York's gun control laws. Who knows how much more harm they could've done