Woman strangles 20-year-old commuter on NYC subway and yells ‘I’m gonna kill you’ | EUROtoday

A lady was arrested Tuesday for allegedly choking a lady in a Manhattan subway station after threatening to kill her.

The New York Police Department says Nyisha Wade, 48, reportedly yelled, “I’m gonna kill you b****” at a 20-year-old girl earlier than allegedly attacking her aboard the No. 1 prepare within the 14th Street subway station close to Seventh Avenue at round 9:30 p.m.

Wade allegedly took pictures of the lady on the prepare, then wrapped her arms across the sufferer’s neck till different passengers pulled her off.

Police say Wade additionally allegedly hit the sufferer over the top with a cellphone quite a few occasions. The girl sustained neck bruises and was taken to the hospital for therapy.

The Independent has contacted the NYPD for remark.

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Wade was arrested and charged with assault, strangulation, and weapon possession. Court data present that she pleaded not responsible Wednesday at her arraignment and was launched with out bail.

NYC’s subway system has skilled a collection of violent incidents in current months, elevating issues about commuter security regardless of elevated safety measures.

On December 22, 2024, a person allegedly set a sleeping girl on fireplace inside a Brooklyn subway automobile, with graphic footage of the lethal assault spreading shortly on social media, alarming many commuters.

Despite a reported lower in total transit crime in 2025, violent assaults specifically have continued. On New Year’s Eve, a person survived being pushed in entrance of a Manhattan prepare, whereas two males had been stabbed in separate assaults simply 17 minutes aside on New Year’s Day.

The NYPD has elevated patrols, deploying further officers to subway stations and trains, significantly throughout in a single day hours. Governor Kathy Hochul has additionally proposed laws to facilitate the involuntary hospitalization of people experiencing psychiatric crises, aiming to deal with the foundation causes of some subway violence.

“Legislative language will give more direction to the doctors and hospitals who are saying to us right now, when someone’s brought in, we’re not sure if we can keep them to give them, the care we believe they need as professionals, because the law is not firm enough,” Hochul mentioned in January.