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Top NYC news: Fight in subway spills onto tracks; 71-year-old randomly punched on Bronx sidewalk

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Published on March 29, 2019
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Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in New York City, from a brutal gang killing caught on video surveillance to a man accused of pushing a woman to secure a seat on the subway. 

Surveillance footage shows moments leading to brutal gang killing: cops

Dramatic pieced-together surveillance footage released by cops on Thursday shows 10 thugs chase down a man through Brooklyn streets before fatally shooting him in what authorities are calling a brutal gang killing

Read the full story on the New York Post

Subway work eases up this weekend, but it’s not all smooth sailing

Overall, the subway service changes this weekend are more merciful than in past weeks but, as always, there are still some things to watch out for.

Read the full story on 6sqft.com.

71-year-old man randomly punched in face on Bronx sidewalk

Police are searching for the man who brutally and randomly attacked a 71-year-old man in the Bronx. 

Read the full story on ABC 7.

Man accused of pushing woman to get seat on NYC subway

New York City police want to question the man accused of pushing a woman on the subway to get a seat. 

Read the full story on ABC 7. 

Fight in Brooklyn subway station spills onto tracks, man nearly fried by third rail

A brawl at the Bay Ridge-95th St. subway station on the R line late Wednesday nearly turned fatal when the two men involved fell onto the tracks — and one of them almost came into contact with the electrified third rail.

Read the full story on New York Daily News.