"An MTA employee was stabbed Monday night in Brooklyn, and police say the suspect took off into the subway tracks. The stabbing happened around 10:30 p.m. on the southbound tracks at the Nostrand Avenue 3 train station in Crown Heights. Police said the 64-year-old employee was working on the tracks when he confronted the suspect and told him that he couldn't be down there. This led to a dispute, and the employee was stabbed in the neck, police said."
"Earlier this month, Gov. Kathy Hochul touted historic lows in subway crime over the summer. Overall transit crime fell nearly 10% and felony assaults were down 21% across the months of June, July and August, Hochul said. Even fare evasion was down from nearly 14% last summer to 9% this summer. Monday's stabbing comes amid an ongoing back-and-forth between Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Hochul and the MTA. Duffy has threatened to withhold billions of dollars from the MTA unless it tackled crime underground."
An MTA employee was stabbed around 10:30 p.m. on the southbound tracks at the Nostrand Avenue 3 train station in Crown Heights after confronting a person on the tracks. The 64-year-old employee told the person he could not be on the tracks, a dispute ensued, and the employee was stabbed in the neck. The suspect fled through a subway tunnel wearing a black and white shirt. The victim was taken to Kings County Hospital in stable condition. Residents called the case unusual and requested increased police presence. Transit crime data showed declines this summer while political disputes over funding and safety continue.
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