From subway attacks to shootings, violent crime is surging in New York City -- a startling reversal after years of record declines. On Thursday, a 40-year-old woman was shoved onto the subway tracks in Manhattan's Union Square station just before a train pulled in. Citywide, shootings have nearly doubled -- from 698 last year to 1,359 this year as of Nov. 15, according to NYPD figures. "The City Council pretty much took away the ability of the NYPD to make arrests," SBA President Ed Mullins told Fox News. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe good Samaritan, Brian Kemsley, 33, restrained the man with a chokehold.

Source: Fox News November 22, 2020 11:15 UTC