Masked protester accused of harassing Jewish man on NYC subway read poem in court on prior hate crime case: report
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Masked protester accused of harassing Jewish man on NYC subway read poem in court on prior hate crime case: report

ByNews Polite

A Hezbollah garb-wearing protester accused of hatefully harassing a Jewish straphanger reportedly read a poem aloud before he was sentenced in another antisemitic hate crime case. The bizarre poetry reading by Christopher Husary, 37, unfolded in a California courtroom in October, when he faced the music for stealing and burning…

Mother of teen who died subway surfing begs others not to do it — ‘Think of the pain you will cause your family’
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Mother of teen who died subway surfing begs others not to do it — ‘Think of the pain you will cause your family’

ByNews Polite

The heartbroken mother of a teenage girl who died after tumbling off the top of a subway car last weekend said she’s so distraught she doesn’t want to live — and begged other kids not to participate in the dangerous social media stunt. “Stop [subway] surfing — it’s not a…

Transit workers’ union calls for MTA to ramp up safety measures at the end of subway lines, following brutal train operator stabbing
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Transit workers’ union calls for MTA to ramp up safety measures at the end of subway lines, following brutal train operator stabbing

ByNews Polite

The city’s largest transit workers’ union is demanding that the MTA ramp up safety measures at the end of subway lines in the wake of the brutal stabbing of train operator Myran Pollack in Brooklyn last week.  Members of the Transport Workers Union Local 100 – which represents more than…

15-year-old killed in NYC subway surfing mishap as rider’s head strikes beam: sources
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15-year-old killed in NYC subway surfing mishap as rider’s head strikes beam: sources

ByNews Polite

A 15-year-old was killed in a subway surfing mishap when the child was struck by a low beam while the train pulled into a Brooklyn station Monday morning, according to law enforcement sources. The teen was riding on top of a G train as it came into Smith-Ninth Street Station…

74-year-old woman slugged in face in unprovoked attack on NYC subway: cops
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74-year-old woman slugged in face in unprovoked attack on NYC subway: cops

ByNews Polite

A 74-year-old woman was punched in the face by a violent brute on a Queens subway train in an unprovoked attack Wednesday afternoon, police said. The elderly straphanger was assaulted on a southbound A train as it approached the 104th and Liberty Avenue station in Ozone Park around 4:20 p.m.,…

Los Angeles under fire for blaring music in train stations to deter homeless
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Los Angeles under fire for blaring music in train stations to deter homeless

ByNews Polite

A US city has come under fire over a controversial plan to deter homeless people that has been described as “psychological torture”. In recent months, Los Angeles has been blasting loud classical music in train stations in a bid to reduce crime and prevent homeless people from loitering. It comes…