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Subway Violence Stubbornly Defies All Efforts to Quell It

A string of attacks has riders devising their own strategies to stay safe, even after years of official efforts to make New York’s vital transportation system secure.

© Dakota Santiago for The New York Times

New York police officers investigate the scene where a woman died last month after being set on fire while sleeping in a subway car.

Woman Burned to Death on N.Y.C. Subway Identified as Debrina Kawam

Debrina Kawam of Toms River, N.J., was burned alive on Dec. 22 in a videotaped killing that shocked New York.

© Dakota Santiago for The New York Times

The attack took place on a stationary train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station, the end of the F line in Brooklyn.
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