Lenny Javier, 42, is recovering in hospital after being pushed into the path of an oncoming subway train in Times Square on Monday. Her father said Wednesday the attack was random.
A deaf man was doused with boiling water and stabbed in the chest by a woman who appeared to get angry when he couldn t understand her in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Anthonia Egegbara was charged with attempted murder Tuesday, after surveillance footage showed her shoving an innocent woman towards the tracks as a train hurtled into Times Square station.
NYPD data shows crime rose 2.6% overall in September 2021 compared to September 2020, with felonious assault up 18.5%, robberies 6%, and car theft 4.1%.