The alarming rise in subway crime over the past five years has New Yorkers on edge. Assaults this year are up 56% over 2019, and after decades in which underground murders averaged one or, at most, ...

Ka’Von Wooden loved trains. The 15-year-old had an encyclopedic knowledge of New York City’s subway system and dreamed of becoming a train operator. Instead, on a December morning in 2022, Ka’Von died ...