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New York City Subway Sees 300% Spike in Murders Amid Rising Robberies and Assaults

There is no duty more fundamental to government than keeping its citizens alive. Not green energy mandates. Not bike lanes. Not sanctuary city virtue signals. Safety.

The ability to board a train and arrive home in one piece. When that basic promise collapses, everything else a politician brags about is window dressing on a burning building.

And nowhere does that promise collapse more visibly than underground — in the tunnels and platforms of America’s largest transit system, where millions of New Yorkers ride every single day. Many of them are elderly. Many are working-class. Most have no alternative. They put their trust in a city government that, increasingly, does not deserve it.

The subway-specific data is damning. Murders connected to the transit system have quadrupled — four killings so far this year compared to just one during the same period last year. Robberies underground are up 18%. Misdemeanor assaults have climbed 15%.

So how does City Hall respond? By pointing to broader citywide crime stats and hoping you’re not paying attention.

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