NYC Subway’s Recovery Put at Risk by Crime Even as City Rebounds

An NYPD officer checks a subway train as it pulls into Union Square subway station in Manhattan, New York City, on May 14, 2021. Barry Williams/New York Daily News/TNS

By Michelle Kaske From Bloomberg News

A spike in assaults and harassment incidents in New York’s transit system is threatening its ability to restore ridership to prepandemic levels just as it needs to start replenishing its coffers.