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.

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

Add to those homicides and too-high felony assault totals property crimes, and the stubbornly high presence of unstable, seriously mentally ill individuals on platforms and trains, and the subways ...

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

New York Police announced Tuesday they've identified the woman who died on Dec. 22 after being set on fire while inside a New ...

The woman who died after being set on fire in a New York subway train earlier this month was a 57-year-old from New Jersey, ...

Authorities have released the identity of the sleeping woman burned to death inside a New York City subway train by a man who allegedly lit her on fire and stayed to watch the aftermath, officials ...

New York Police announced Tuesday they’ve identified the woman who died on Dec. 22 after being set on fire while inside a New ...

The man accused of burning a sleeping woman to death inside a New York City subway train has been indicted on murder and ...

A man accused of setting a woman on fire inside a New York City subway train and then watching her die is awaiting arraignment ...

While the wooden shellacked interior is a beaut ... As evidenced by La Noxe’s popularity, the New York City subway system sure does drive people to drink. This subterranean destination is ...