A man was stabbed early Sunday morning at a Bronx subway station, only hours after New York City’s congestion pricing policy went into effect, increasing reliance on the subway system.
The attack took place at the Third Avenue and 138th Street No. 6 station in Mott Haven just before 4 a.m. Police said the 38-year-old victim suffered a cut to his arm and was transported to a local hospital in stable condition. The suspect fled the scene, and authorities are still investigating the circumstances of the assault.
"3, 2, 1… Happy congestion pricing!" – New Yorkers *applaud* as the MTA unveils new regulatory tolls on them pic.twitter.com/o55GtYlw92
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This stabbing is one of several violent incidents reported in the subway system recently. Last week, 57-year-old Debrina Kawam, a Toms River, NJ, resident, was killed in an arson attack at Brooklyn’s Stillwell Avenue-Coney Island station. Police have charged illegal migrant Sebastian Zapeta-Calil with first-degree murder in connection to her death.
A man was stabbed in a NYC Bronx MTA train station early Sunday, mere hours after congestion pricing went into effect, forcing more New Yorkers into the increasingly violent subway system.
The 38-year-old man was stabbed in the arm inside the Bronx Third Avenue and 138th Street… pic.twitter.com/T2Zb6xb5uV
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Additional subway attacks occurred in the days following Kawam’s tragic death. An MTA employee was stabbed at the Pelham Parkway station in The Bronx, and four passengers were slashed in separate incidents at stations across Brooklyn and Manhattan. Injuries ranged from cuts to the arm and neck to a stabbing in the back.
Yes, there are teachers I work with in Queens that no subway goes to and they live in the Bronx so now they’re paying not only the congestion tax but bridge taxes as well. It’s absurd.
— Mary (Taylor’s Version) ✨🫶 (@mizticlady) January 6, 2025
On Tuesday, another commuter narrowly survived being pushed in front of a Manhattan No. 1 train, escaping with only minor injuries.
The rise in subway crime has prompted the Guardian Angels, a volunteer group known for patrolling the transit system in the 1970s, to increase their presence. The group had scaled back operations in recent years but is now actively patrolling subway stations once again.
