Man struck by E train in Forest Hills

 By Thomas Tracy, Keldy Ortiz

A 58-year-old man walking along the tracks in a Queens train station was struck and killed by an oncoming train early Saturday, cops said.

The northbound E train slammed into the victim at the 75th Ave. Station near Queens Blvd. in Forest Hills about 3:10 a.m., officials said.

The man died at the scene, and his name was not immediately released.

Witnesses told police they had seen the victim walking along the track bed right moments [sic] before he was hit.

It was not immediately clear why he was on the tracks, cops said.

ttracy@nydailynews.com

Right.

Got it.

People are constantly going for strolls on the MTAs subway tracks.

Especially in the early morning hours.

Why in 2012 more than twenty of these "walkers" were struck and killed by trains.

Sadly for anyone interested in the truth, there are no "dash cams" in train operators' cabs.

Gladly for the MTA lawyers (and their NYPD flunkies) there are no "dash cams."

A cam might have revealed that this so-called "walker" had actually been shoved off the platform by thugs.

Video of Attempted Murder in the Subway!

Er, I mean the Underground which is what London's underground mass transit rail system is called.

The video was recorded at Piccadilly Circus station on a Bakerloo line platform at 4pm on Tuesday.

A British Transport Police spokesman reported that the woman escaped with minor injuries after the incident.

Japanese national Yoshiyuki Shinohara, 81, of no fixed abode, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' court yesterday charged with attempted murder.

We now know that surveillance videos record crimes in the transit systems of London, Moscow and Philadelphia. But New York's MTA knows that cameras would interfere with their control over the media, prevent them from declaring that all unwitnessed track deaths are accidents, and generally make their jobs more difficult.

No Video of Attempted Murder

Stranger Pushes Man Onto F Train Tracks at East Broadway Station, NYPD Says

 

Police said a man pushed a 58-year-old man onto the tracks on Nov. 11, 2015.

DNAinfo/Lisha Arino

LOWER EAST SIDE — A straphanger waiting for an F train at East Broadway was pushed onto the train tracks by a stranger early Wednesday morning, police said.

The 58-year-old victim was standing on the platform at approximately 3:45 a.m. when a man pushed him onto the tracks before fleeing on a Brooklyn-bound F train, according to the NYPD.

The victim was able to get back onto the platfrom and ran to the Stop 1 Deli located nearby on Madison Street and Rutgers slip, according to police sources.

Police said the victim hurt his leg and back during the fall and called for assistance. He was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital for evaluation.

Police said the attacker wore a black leather jacket and a black hat. It was not immediately clear whether any arrests had been made in connection to the incident.
— Additional reporting by Murray Weiss.

 

 What would the NYPD tell the public if this man had been struck and killed by a train and (at 3:45 am) there were no witnesses? "There is no evidence of foul play."

Here's NYPD's description of the perp:  "... wore a black leather jacket and a black hat." 

Why does the public put up with the lack of cameras in the world's deadliest transit system? 

Recall the number of unwitnessed fatal "accidents" that occurred in 2012: twenty-five.

How long will it take New York's media to address this outrage?

Now the MTA/NYPD have stopped reporting any such unwitnessed deaths.

Here's a question for you: What do you think the managers of MTA and the Transit Division of NYPD  tell their sons and daughters (and nieces and nephews) about the safety of using the subway system late at night?

Note made on August 16, 2016: Because the original link is not functioning I have quoted the DNAinfo article in its entirety. 

Three Deaths, Zero Videos

Straphangers heave subway car off Queens man trapped, killed by J train

Subway trains kill 2 in separate incidents in Manhattan, Brooklyn

The world's most secretive transit system in action.

No cameras on platforms.

No dash cams in the train operator's cabin.

And unlike 2012 when there were 25 such incidents, no unwitnessed struck-by-train fatalities were reported by the comatose New York media.

Congratulations to the MTA lawyers and their flunkies on the NYPD!

Congratulations to New York City's vaunted media! 

Man fatally struck by D train in Brooklyn

It was a grisly way to go.

by Keldy Ortiz, Thomas Tracy

kortiz@nydailynews.com

"A man who ended up on the trackbed of an elevated Brooklyn subway station fell between the slats up to his chest — and was then struck by an oncoming D train early Saturday, officials said.

"The unidentified man, in his 20s, was found dead at the 79th St. station near New Utrecht Ave. in Bensonhurst — his lower body seen dangling beneath the elevated subway line — about 4:50 a.m., officials said."

Ho hum.

My prediction: This horrific death will be classified as an "accident."

That will happen because the NYPD is more concerned about keeping the MTA lawyers happy and subway crime "statistics" low than they are in arresting murderers.

Another prediction: The New York media will publish nothing more on this death. After all, "accidents" late at night on the subway are regular "ho hum" events.

And yet another prediction: the media will continue to ignore the absence of surveillance cameras on platforms, the place where "accidents" originate.

 ... and another: the media will also ignore the absence of cameras on the front of trains which in this case might have recorded some thugs leaving the scene.

Do It Yourself Surveillance Photo!

Straphanger Exposes Himself on Midtown R Train, Police Say

by Noah Horowitz

MIDTOWN EAST — Police are on the lookout for a man accused of indecent exposure and touching himself in front of straphangers on a Midtown R train. The victim, a 27-year-old woman, was on a southbound R train approaching the East 59th Street and Lexington Avenue station at 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 9 when she noticed the man exposing and touching himself, police said. The woman managed to snap a photo of the man before leaving the train at the station, police said.

 

 

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20151012/midtown-east/straphanger-exposes-himself-on-midtown-r-train-police-say

Ho-hum.

Just another criminal confident that the NYPD/MTA will continue to leave subway passengers unprotected by official surveillance cameras.

They have them at turnstiles to catch the criminals the MTA really worries about: fare beaters.

But this guy or the murderous thugs who prowl subways in the off hours have nothing to worry about.

Congratulations to the victim for taking the picture and good luck to any cops who might be looking for him.

Man, 62, fatally struck by L train in Brooklyn after stumbling onto tracks: police

A 62-year-old man was fatally struck by a train after stumbling onto the tracks at a Brooklyn subway station on Tuesday, police said.

The man fell onto the tracks moments before a northbound L train rolled into the Wilson Ave. station in Bushwick around 6:30 p.m., police said.

The rider was struck by the train and pronounced dead at the scene, cops said.

Police did not suspect any criminality.

by Rocco Parascandola, Joseph Stepansky

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/man-62-fatally-struck-train-brooklyn-fall-article-1.2388071

Stumbled?

Pushed?

Let's review the video tape to be sure.

/ Sarcasm.

Of course there are no cameras on the platform.

Of course there are no cameras on the front of trains.

Who benefits from the lack of cameras?

1. MTA lawyers.

2. NYPD police supervisors.

3. Criminals.

Man Beaten To Death on Subway Platform

This vicious criminal was arrested, but no thanks to surveillance cameras.

The MTA/NYPD policy of minimizing surveillance cameras in the transit system could have protected this killer.

All he had to do was to roll the body onto the tracks.

Unless there was a civilian witness willing to cooperate with the police, the death would have been blamed on the victim.

The police would have assured the media—if they had learned somehow of the death—"There is no evidence of foul play."

Yes, this killer criminal was caught.

But he has only himself to blame..  

Man Killed by Subway Train in East Village

From today's Daily News:

A straphanger was killed early Thursday when he was struck by an oncoming L train in the East Village, officials said.

The unidentified commuter was at the Third Ave. station near E. 14th St. at about 4:45 a.m. when the train rammed into him.

First responders rushed to the scene, but the victim could not be saved, officials said.

Further details were not immediately revealed.

Ho hum.

Another violent death-by-train.

Late at night when there are few witnesses.

We can count on the following:

If there were no witnesses (civilians, not TA employees) the death will automatically be classified as "accident" and the NYPD will undertake no investigation just as they did for 25 deaths in 2012.

There are likely no surveillance camera recordings of the incident. (MTA lawyers hate surveillance cameras.)

If there happen to be surveillance cameras, no pictures will be released.

The media will quickly forget about this violent death.

Ho hum.

Two Crimes. Zero Surviellance Photos

FINANCIAL DISTRICT —  Two robbers attacked a straphanger riding the 2 train last week, grabbing a $1,200 bracelet off the victim's wrist, and snatching his iPhone and $400 Beats headphones last week, police said.

The man was riding a southbound 2 train at about 8 a.m. on June 13 when the male robbers lunged at him, according to the NYPD. One stomped on his foot and snatched the phone and headphones, before the other ripped the bracelet off his wrist, police said.

Both fled from the train at the Park Place station, the NYPD said.

by Irene Plagianos

In the following case note how many times the robber is on a train platform with his victim.
 
WILLIAMSBURG — A 22-year-old man who gave a man an MTA swipe at the Hewes Street J train station ended up getting robbed by the moocher, police said.

The victim was at the train station on Sunday, June 7 at roughly 2 a.m. when a man approached him and asked to be swiped into the station, police said.

The victim swiped him in and the two started talking and walking toward the northbound platform, police said.

But once [on the platform], the suspect pulled out a black revolver with a wooden handle from his waistband and ordered the victim to empty his pockets, police said.

The victim handed over $10 in cash and an LG Optimus phone. The man then noticed that the victim had a Chase Debit card and demanded that they exit the station to go to an ATM, police said.

The man forced the victim to take out $500 and $40 in two separate transactions, police said.

Then they left, and the suspect took the victim back to the train platform, where he waited for the victim to board the next J train.

The suspect — who was described as 5-foot-8 and 180 pounds — then fled the station.

by Serena Dai

Perhaps NYPD can ask the bank for tapes from the ATM.

Question to consider: If the robber pushed the victim down to the tracks where he was struck and killed by a train (remember, at 2am on a Sunday) would NYPD have announced "There is no evidence of foul play?"