3 murders on NYC subways this year come amid costly NYPD surge, vast surveillance

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Friday February 23, 2024 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [3 murders on NYC subways this year come amid costly NYPD surge, vast surveillance]( [The entrance to the 182-183 Street Station in the Bronx.]( [The NYPD transit chief insisted the police presence is “paying dividends" — while acknowledging a 45% increase in overall crime in January compared to last year.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [East Harlem seen from above at Second Avenue and 97th Street in 2019]( [Child survives after falling 3 stories from East Harlem building, police say]( [The 7-year-old boy suffered minor injuries, according to the NYPD.]( [A woman in a red jacket waves pink flags in a parade.]( [The 2024 Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade is on Sunday. Here's what you need to know.]( [Parade organizers expect 500,000 people to come and celebrate the "Year of the Dragon."]( [Members of the Staten Island Irish-American LGBTQ community ran the parade route in 2022]( [Staten Island to hold separate St. Patrick's Day parade for LGBTQ+ groups]( [The regular parade will still exclude groups based on sexual orientation.]( [An emergency brake in a subway train.]( [Why riders can easily trip emergency brakes on NYC’s subway trains]( [The MTA isn't technically required to have the brake cords inside subway cars.]( [A man unfurls a banner in the City Council chambers during the vote on the plan to close Rikers Island and open four new borough-based jails.]( [NYC increases number of detainees to be held at borough-based jails that will replace Rikers]( [The four jails set to be built in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and Manhattan will each have room for 1,040 beds, or 154 more than previously planned.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.