Transit crime has ticked up so far this year, according to NYPD crime data. The NYPD is blaming the recent cold.

Police attribute the increase to more riders using the system during extreme cold weather, while above-ground crime across the city dropped 7.5% during the same period.

There were 246 major crime incidents on the subway in the first five weeks of 2026, compared with 210 for the same period a year earlier. Such crimes include felony assault and grand larceny. Total ...

The city marked the year’s first fatal shooting in the subway this week as new NYPD stats show that crime in the city’s ...

The victim was shot inside the 170th St. station at E. 170th St. and Grand Concourse in Mt. Eden at 2:56 p.m., according to ...

A troubling series of discoveries unfolded across New York City’s subway system early Sunday, as two men were found dead ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Overall major crime in the New York City subway system was down in 2025, and the NYPD said it reached its lowest level in 16 years, excluding the pandemic years. This decrease in ...

MTA Inspector General Daniel Court said his office inspected 27 subway bathrooms and found that 23 lacked at least one basic ...

An MTA Inspector General audit found that subway bathrooms need improvement when it comes to cleanliness and maintenance, with broken doors, missing toilet seats and no soap or paper reported in some ...