Majority of New Yorkers Feel Subway Unsafe at Night, Quarter Worry About Safety During the Day: Poll
More than half of residents feel unsafe riding the New York City subway alone at night and one in four feels that way even in the daytime, according to a survey conducted earlier this year.
The numbers are even higher for women and Asian Americans, two-thirds of whom feel unsafe at night and about a third of whom feel unsafe during the day.
Residents felt more worried about waiting for a train on the platform than riding the train itself.
The survey follows a series of high-profile crimes on the subway in recent years where people have been assaulted or even pushed onto the tracks. Victims have disproportionately been women and Asian Americans. Perpetrators have disproportionately been black men….