Gov. Kathy Hochul pledged Friday to stop the runaway train of subway violence by making it easier to involuntarily commit and treat dangerous mentally ill New Yorkers — but critics quickly ...

The governor said she is taking several steps to help fix the problem as she believes many crimes are linked to untreated mental illness.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she will introduce legislation to expand the state’s involuntary commitment laws to allow hospitals to compel more mentally ill people into treatment.

It took police more than a week to publicly identify 57-year-old Debrina Kawam as the woman who was fatally set on fire in a ...

A spate of shocking crimes — including the woman fatally set on fire aboard a Brooklyn F train and the man thrown in front of a 1 train, many allegedly done by those with serious mental illness — ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul says the recent surge in violence in the subway "cannot continue." She says she will include new legislation in the executive budget to change New York's involuntary commitment ...

Congestion pricing is kicking in in midtown and lower Manhattan: When does it start? How much will I pay? How can I get to ...

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is leaning into the low-tech upgrade of lining subway platforms with metal barriers ...

TikTok star Chris Olsen recounted a terrifying subway incident in NYC where a knife-wielding passenger caused chaos, leaving ...