Category: Subway

Man Stabbed on Toronto Subway, Attacker Still at Large

Chaos erupted on a moving subway train in Toronto on Thursday afternoon as passengers fled from a violent altercation that involved the stabbing of one man. A video capturing the altercation between two male passengers has been posted online. In the footage, a man appeared to abruptly throw a punch at the other party, and…


Marine Veteran Pleads Not Guilty in Chokehold Death of Jordan Neely

A U.S. Marine veteran charged with manslaughter for putting Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold on a subway train in New York City in early May pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Manhattan on Wednesday. Daniel Penny, 24, pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the May 1 death of…


Subway Inks Deal for 4,000 New Sandwich Shops in China Over Next 20 Years

NEW YORK—Subway reached an agreement with a master franchisee to open nearly 4,000 new sandwich shops across mainland China over the next 20 years, it said on Tuesday. International expansion is a key growth strategy for the privately owned U.S.-based chain, which is in the midst of a turnaround plan that also relies on remodeled…


Former US Marine Charged in Death of Homeless Man Breaks Silence: ‘Nothing to Do With Race’

Daniel Penny, the U.S. Marine veteran who is facing criminal charges after he put a homeless man, Jordan Neely, in a fatal chokehold in New York City at the start of the month, has decided to speak publicly about the incident. In an interview with the New York Post, the 24-year-old Penny said the deadly…


Former US Marine Charged in Death of Homeless Man Breaks Silence

Daniel Penny, the U.S. Marine veteran who is facing criminal charges after he put a homeless man, Jordan Neely, in a fatal chokehold in New York City at the start of the month, has decided to speak publicly about the incident. In an interview with the New York Post, the 24-year-old Penny said the deadly…


Marine Veteran Involved in NYC Subway Death Surrenders to Police

A U.S. Marine veteran who held a homeless man who was acting erratically in a chokehold for several minutes on a subway in New York City turned himself in to authorities Friday morning to face a manslaughter charge. Daniel Penny was captured on video walking into the 5th Precinct in Chinatown together with his lawyers,…


Marine Involved in Fatal NYC Subway Headlock Acted in Self Defense, His Lawyers Say

The U.S. Marine veteran who put Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold aboard a subway in New York City earlier this week has been identified through his lawyers as Daniel Penny. In a statement issued by Penny’s criminal defense attorneys on Friday, the lawyers said their 24-year-old client expresses condolences to Neely’s relatives, arguing Penny…


Man Dies After Being Placed in Headlock on NYC Subway

NEW YORK—A man who had been threatening people aboard a New York City subway train died after fellow riders tackled him and one put him in a chokehold that lasted until his body went limp, according to police officials and video of the encounter. Jordan Neely, 30, died from compression of the neck, the city’s…


New York Transit Authority Drops Twitter for Real-Time Alerts, Says It’s ‘No Longer Reliable’

New York City’s Metropolitan Transit Agency (MTA) has announced that it’s “saying goodbye” to Twitter as a platform for delivering service alerts and information, citing reliability problems. For over a decade, MTA has provided real-time information on service outages, delays, and other important transit updates for its 1.3 million Twitter followers. This is now coming…


Majority of New Yorkers Feel Subway Unsafe at Night, Quarter Worry About Safety During the Day: Poll

More than half of residents feel unsafe riding the New York City subway alone at night and one in four feels that way even in the daytime, according to a survey conducted earlier this year. The numbers are even higher for women and Asian Americans, two-thirds of whom feel unsafe at night and about a…