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The Guardian Angels organization was founded on February 13, 1979, in New York City, by Curtis Sliwa. Since then, it has expanded to more than 130 cities and 13 countries worldwide. [1] Sliwa originally created the Guardian Angels to combat widespread violence and crime on the New York City Subway system.
By Jose Martinez, The City. August 15, 2024. A new federal audit slams the MTA for safety shortfalls that last year contributed to a 58% surge from 2022 in “near-miss events” involving transit ...
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.It is owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, [14] an affiliate agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). [15]
Hochul and Adams credited an increased push on subway safety over the past year, including a flood of extra cops starting in October, for the drop. Major felonies in and on the subways fell 16 ...
NEW YORK CITY — Growing concerns about subway safety have predominated Mayor Eric Adams' time in office literally from day one. Adams, a former transit cop, dialed 911 to report an assault he ...
Graffiti began appearing around New York City with the words "Bird Lives" [1] but after that, it took about a decade and a half for graffiti to become noticeable in NYC. So, around 1970 or 1971, TAKI 183 and Tracy 168 started to gain notoriety for their frequent vandalism. [2] Using a naming convention in which they would add their street ...
August 16, 2024. NEW YORK – Dozens of close calls and two tragic accidents have prompted the federal government to call for safety improvements in New York City's subway system, but the MTA is ...
All remaining New York City Subway service was suspended from 10:20 a.m. to 12:48 p.m. [2] Immediately after the attacks and more so after the collapses of the Twin Towers, many trains running in Lower Manhattan lost power and had to be evacuated through the tunnels. Some trains had power but the signals did not, requiring special operating ...