Back-To-Back Subway Slashings: Rider’s Face Cut In Queens, Neck Slashed In Bronx
Police released photos of a man wanted for slashing a 29-year-old straphanger in the face aboard a Queens F train, authorities announced.
The suspect attacked the victim while riding a southbound F train at the Jamaica–179th Street station around 4 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, police said.
According to a police source, the attacker approached the victim and asked, “What are you looking at?” The 29-year-old replied, “I don’t want any problems,” but was then slashed across the face with an unidentified sharp object.
The men were strangers, authorities said. After the random attack, the suspect …
MA Named Best State To Live In, New Study Says: Here's Why
From the best schools in the nation to some of the highest incomes, several Northeast states are among the best places to live, according to a new study.
WalletHub released its 2025 list of "Best States to Live In" on Monday, Aug. 11. The study ranked all 50 states using 51 measures of livability, from housing affordability and income growth to education, health, and safety.
Chip Lupo, a WalletHub analyst, said it's important to look beyond just economic factors.
"When deciding on a place to move, you should first consider financial factors like the cost of living, housing prices, and…
Authorities ID Woman Killed By Train In Hackensack
NJ Transit officials have released the identity of the woman struck and killed by a train in Hackensack last week.
Luz E. Lopez, 79, a city resident, was struck and killed by a train Thursday morning, Aug. 7 in Hackensack, NJ Transit said.
Records show Lopez lived on Union Street, just one block from the crash scene.
Just before 10 a.m., Pascack Valley Line Train 1651, which left Hoboken at 9:34 a.m.and was scheduled to arrive at New Bridge Landing at 10:01 a.m., struck Lopez at Sussex Street and Railroad Ave near Essex Street Station in Hackensack, a spokesperson for the agency …
Man Electrocuted At Hoboken PATH Trying To Retrieve Cell Phone: Papd
A man was hospitalized after he went onto the tracks at Hoboken PATH Train and was electrocuted on Sunday, Aug. 10, authorities said.
At 1:55 a.m., officers found a 25-year-old man on the tracks, unconscious after trying to retrieve his dropped cell phone, Port Authority police said. He was injured after coming in contact with the third rail, police said.
Power to the third rail was shut and the victim was removed, stabilized and taken to a nearby hospital, where he was reported to be in serious but stable condition, police said.
Normal operations at the station resumed at 4 a.m., police s…
