elderly riders bear brunt of rising New York City subway attacks2-MIN READ2-MIN0ListenPublished: 9:59am, 6 Sep 2026Attacks on elderly straphangers are fuelling a spike in felony assaults within the New York City subway system, New York Police Department’s transit chief Joseph Gulotta said on Friday.As the NYPD contends with a 9 per cent jump in felony assaults in the city transit system this year, the department’s transit chief said roughly half of all attacks on the rails are targeting a few select groups.“What is driving them is assaults on police officers, MTA-workers" class="entity-link entity-topic" data-entity-id="201081" data-entity-type="topic">assaults on MTA workers and assaults on the elderly,” Gulotta said at a news briefing at the NYPD’s Manhattan headquarters. “When you put those three together, that’s almost 50 per cent of felony assaults.”Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x
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Elderly riders bear brunt of rising New York City subway attacks
New York City subway felony assaults have increased by 9% this year, according to NYPD Transit Chief Joseph Gulotta. He stated on Friday that approximately half of these assaults target specific groups, including police officers, MTA workers, and the elderly.
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New York City subway felony assaults have increased by 9% this year, according to NYPD Transit Chief Joseph Gulotta. He stated on Friday that approximately half of these assaults target specific groups, including police officers, MTA workers, and the elderly. Gulotta highlighted that attacks on elderly straphangers are a significant factor contributing to this rise. The information was shared during a news briefing at NYPD's Manhattan headquarters.
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Assaults on police officers, MTA workers, and the elderly constitute nearly 50% of all felony assaults on the subway.
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Felony assaults in the New York City transit system have increased by 9% this year.
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The NYPD is contending with a rise in felony assaults within the city transit system.
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Elderly riders are disproportionately affected by rising attacks on the New York City subway system.
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