A woman was pushed to her death from a subway platform into the path of an oncoming train at Times Square, according to New York City transit police. Police reported that the woman was standing near the platform for the NQR line at the Times Square–42nd Street stop when a man approached and pushed her in front of a southbound R train. We’re going to bring a visual presence to our systems.”The mayor was seen travelling to the Times Square station on Saturday. Ridership on the city’s subways in 2021 fell more than 50 per cent from their pre-pandemic rates. There were three murders reported in the city’s subways in 2019 and six in 2020.

Source: The Times January 15, 2022 18:22 UTC