Attempted murder in the New York Subway: Hispanic accused of pushing another passenger onto the tracks | The State
Constant violence in the subway
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Linda Chávez was arrested on suspicion of having pushed another woman onto a train that was approaching the Lexington Avenue / 59th St station of the New York Subway, next to the famous Bloomingdale’s store.
Apparently it was another of the violent random acts that have become common in the subway, because there was no connection between the two women. The 33-year-old suspect was charged with attempted murder, authorities said this morning.
Chávez (33), Queens resident She was arrested at the scene where she allegedly pushed the 31-year-old victim onto a Line 6 train arriving at the Midtown East station around 5:40 p.m. yesterday.
The passenger struck the first car of the train and fell onto the platform, miraculously suffering only an injury to her arm. Was hospitalized in stable condition, reported New York Post.
The violence and “mental health crisis” that the city is experiencing are wreaking havoc on the transportation system, recently denounced the city’s transit chief (NYC Transit), Sarah Feinberg, in a new letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Great work by our PBA members in bringing this criminal to justice.
Unfortunately, it seems that almost every day more & more NYers are being attacked & shoved on our subway platforms. We need more cops & better public safety policies & we need them now.https: //t.co/EOPZBlhB4Y
– NYC PBA (@NYCPBA) January 20, 2021
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