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The Guardian Angels organization was founded on February 14, 1979, in New York City, by Curtis Sliwa. Since then, it has expanded to more than 130 cities and 14 countries worldwide. [1] Sliwa originally created the Guardian Angels to combat widespread violence and crime on the New York City Subway system.
The Post tagged along as the Guardian Angels launched subway patrols for the first time since 1980 amid a spike in transit crime -- and New Yorkers are on board.
The Guardian Angels are resuming their patrols of the Big Apple’s subways as if it were crime-riddled Gotham in 1979, after the horrifying arson murder of a sleeping straphanger on a train last ...
After reaching an all-time peak in 1990, crime in New York City dropped dramatically through the rest of the 1990s. [118] New York City crime rates by 2014 were comparable to those of the early 1960s. [119] [120] Darrell Cabey fell into a coma after the shooting; he suffered irreversible brain damage and was paralyzed from the waist down. [121]
Guardian Angels in Miami Metrorail, 2001. In May 1977, Sliwa created the "Magnificent 13", a civilian group dedicated to combating violence and crime on the New York City Subway. [9] At the time, the city was experiencing a crime wave. [10] The Magnificent 13 grew and was renamed the Guardian Angels in 1979. The group's actions drew strong ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Members of the Guardian Angels roughed up a man during a live interview on Fox News Tuesday night, then misidentified him as a “migrant” in a primetime segment meant to ...
On May 1, 2023, in New York City, Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless American man, was killed after being put in a chokehold by Daniel Penny, a 24-year-old United States Marine Corps veteran while riding the New York City subway. Neely, who was reportedly agitated and threatening passengers, was subdued by Penny, leading to his death.
The subway surge began on Jan. 20, with 100 cops sent underground after several high-profile incidents, The Post reported — but it’s done little to ease concerns among New Yorkers.