Tag: queens-subway-crime

Arrest made in Long Island City pepper spray attack on woman and child: NYPD

Jun. 27, 2025 By Czarinna Andres June 27, 2025 By Dean Moses Police arrested a man Thursday who allegedly pepper-sprayed a mother and her 11-month-old daughter aboard a Queens subway train last week, just one day after the NYPD released surveillance images of the suspect to the public. Edward Vargas, 34, was apprehended by…

Two suspects sought in brutal robbery on F train in Long Island City: NYPD

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May. 26, 2025 By Rob Pozarycki and QNS News Team Transit police are searching for two individuals connected to a violent robbery aboard the F train in Long Island City earlier this month — one who allegedly assaulted and robbed a passenger, and another who stole from the unconscious victim moments later. The NYPD…

Two suspects wanted for robbing a 7 train rider in Jackson Heights: NYPD

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Apr. 11, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights and Transit District 20 are still looking for two suspects who roughed up a 7 train rider before robbing him at the Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street transit hub late last month. The victim was standing on the Flushing-bound platform just before…

Woodside subway station a hotspot for fare evasion, despite MTA crackdown

March 10, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon A Woodside subway station has become the latest hotspot for fare evasion as the MTA continues to battle the revenue-losing scourge throughout the city’s transit system.  During amNewYork Metro’s visit to the 61st Street subway station on the 7 line in Woodside on March 8, a reporter observed 10… Read more »