Many in New York City are protesting the death of homeless performer Jordan Neely, who a former Marine choked and subdued after Neely intimidated and threatened other passengers. Neely had 42 arrests, some involving assault on women. However, the passengers didn’t know that. They were reacting to how Neely was behaving. The mainstream media immediately…
Racism or Self-Defense? The Left Cares About Skin Color Over Safety
3 Men Cleared in 1995 Killing of NYC Subway Token Clerk
After decades in prison, three men were cleared Friday in one of the most horrifying crimes of New York’s violent 1990s—the killing of a clerk who was set on fire in a subway toll booth. A judge dismissed the murder convictions of Vincent Ellerbe, James Irons and Thomas Malik after Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez…
Why Is Crime Like the Brooklyn Subway Shooting Easy?
Frank James was arrested and charged with federal terrorism for his shooting spree in a NYC subway. But beyond rising crime are some basic realities that permitted James to carry this out all too easily, from his past to media narratives to social media ignorance. I analyze the reasons James was able to fly under…
NYC Subway’s Recovery Put at Risk by Crime Even as City Rebounds
A spike in assaults and harassment incidents in New York’s transit system is threatening its ability to restore ridership to prepandemic levels just as it needs to start replenishing its coffers. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which carried 5.5 million people on its subways every weekday before the COVID-19 outbreak, faces a harsh reality: Even with…
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