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Subway shoving incidents in Manhattan are on an “alarming” pace to more than double in 2021 — compared to the already abnormally high number tallied in 2020, District Attorney Cy Vance said Monday.
“There’s an alarming trend I want to draw attention to, which is the rise in subway pushings in Manhattan,” the retiring prosecutor revealed during a virtual City Council budget hearing.
“This is of great concern, and it causes an enormous amount of fear among folks taking public transportation.”
So far in 2021, the borough has seen six reported instances of a straphanger being shoved onto the tracks, “putting Manhattan on a pace for between 27 and 28 pushings by the end of this year,” said Vance.
By comparison, the borough saw 11 such incidents in 2020, according to Vance.
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