Police confirmed that the number of stabbings and slashings is up more than 20 this year over the same period last year. Theres another frightening attack on the subway. This time a woman had to fight to keep from getting thrown on to the tracks allegedly by a homeless man. The Victim Told Police an angry homeless man pushed her toward the tracks at the borough hall station last night. But she managed to hold on to a pillar and stay on the platform. She rode the next train to union square where she got hold of the police. Some riders we spoke with say more needs to be done to keep people safe. I would definitely like to see more of a Police Presence in the subway. Fares winter up. People are getting hurt on the subway. Police caught up with the suspect later. 46yearold david french was arraigned on charges including reckless endangerment. He is now being held for a psychiatric evaluation. A manhattan teenager convicte in the deadly hitand is sorry. [ inaudible ] he was sentenced to thr
Particles. And, you know, once they eat plastic, it moves up the food chain and we could be eating plastic as well. Reporter its not just the small stuff. You can see plastic water ball caps, candy wrappers, all products we use every day and dont think about it reporter what can the plastic do . Once it hits the water, Chemical Properties allow it to act as a sponge for our toxins. Reporter what can we do . When we use these things, we use them for a few minutes, utensils, bags, the average amount of time we use a plastic bag is 12 minutes. We cant just keep throwing these things away. They take decades to go away. Reporter this was a first of its kind study modeled after one done in the great lakes. One of the other disturbing things found, new york water had twice the amount of plastic as new jersey water. Ernie its unbelievable. Raise the awareness level of whats going on. Absolutely. You recall the styrofoam ban that was overturned. That was a big thing for them. They hope this get
Low to mid30s by noontime. The clouds take over. Forecasting a high. Still below normal the 38 degrees. Well talk about the weekend in a bit. Lets talk commute early on a friday morning. Good morning, chris. Lets talk about the subways. Track maintenance. E and f trains running express. In addition to that, we have fastrack maintenance on the 4, 5, and 6. No trains between Grand Central and atlantic avenue. This should be wrapped up at 5 00 a. M. The 2,n and r are the way to go. More weather and traffic on the 4s. Its going to be an emotional scene in a manhattan courtroom. Its sentencing day for a man who struck and killed a little girl on the Upper West Side. Today in new yorks Tracie Strahan is in Lower Manhattan with that. Reporter ariel russos family members are expected to give an impact statement in a few hours against the man who is accused of killing her in the years old at the time she was struck and killed. She have walking with her mother and grandmother when she was hit by
Still here, then you owe it to ariel who lost her precious life because of your choices to make a difference and use this tragedy to save lives. Are you hearing what im saying to you . I have heard the russo family in the way their pain will never be healed. Im deeply sorry for the pain and suffering i have caused. I will carry this tragic accident ft. Or the rest of my life knowing i took the life of an innocent child. Reporter the judge in this case says he couldnt charge Franklin Reyes as a youthful defender because he had another incident after killing russo in which he hit and dragged a police officer. The correctional facility will end up deciding where he will serve that sentence. News4 new york. Thank you. Right now, police hope new man behind two knife attacks in manhattan. The assaults happened within 24 hours of each other. Katherine craig is in greenwich villain. Reporter here is an image of the suspect that is all around this neighborhood everywhere you look. There are Pol
Line, the temperatures warm up significantly. Well get there tomorrow. For today, start out in the clear this morning. Sunshine early on. The clouds take over. Temperatures through the 20s to above the freezing mark this afternoon. Forecasting a high of 38 degrees. More on that weekend warmup in a bit. Lets find out about the commute at 5 01. That accident on the Jackie Robinson parkway is cleared out and construction on the roads. No major problems. Fdr drive construction, you can see some of the cones southbound. We have it in both directions. A while ago this was jammed up headed northbound. It looks like the delays have cleared. Thats some good news. Speaking of clearing, any moment now, new jersey turnpike car lanes are still shut down northbound between the Molly Pitcher service area and 15e. Well have more weather and traffic on the 4s. Lauren, thank you very much. The nypd is looking for three different attackers and three separate Violent Attacks that happened in a span of Kat