NYPD Officer Violently Attacked By Thugs At NYC Subway Station

A New York Police Department officer was violently attacked after asking a group of men to stop smoking at a Bronx subway station, as felony assaults continue to plague the Big Apple’s subway system.

Brutes pummel NYPD cop who asked them to stop smoking at NYC subway station: video https://t.co/vQguR90IQZ pic.twitter.com/qitg9096Ot

— New York Post (@nypost) November 15, 2023

According to authorities, Kareem McClary, 23, and Izayiah Jessamy, 20, were smoking cigarettes on the platform of the Freeman Street subway station with a third, unidentified, man on Monday afternoon.

Two police officers asked the men to stop smoking – which is prohibited in subway stations – and leave.

From the New York Post:

The altercation erupted after two officers asked McClary, Jessamy and a third man to stop smoking inside the station — but the trio refused, cops said.

When the officers tried removing the men from the train station, they started fighting the officers, police said.

A shocking video posted to social media shows two men raining repeated blows to the head, neck and face of one of the officers.

Another NYPD officer assaulted in Bronx transit. Supposedly this occurred yesterday. As @NYPDTransit Chief Kemper has repeatedly stated the rise in felony assaults are mainly against cops taking enforcement action. Does that make you feel safe in NYC ? #TheFinestUnfiltered 🧵 pic.twitter.com/aPQcxYf3Fz

— John D. Macari Jr. 🇺🇸🗽 (@JohnDMacari) November 14, 2023

From The Daily Mail:

Multiple officers eventually handcuff the two men, before the third suspect runs down a stairway and gets away.

The police officers suffered minor injuries, and were treated at the scene, according to officials.

McClary and Jessamy were charged with assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, violation of local law and trespass. Authorities released photos of the third culprit and asked that anyone with information call the city’s CrimeStoppers hotline.

While overall crime is down slightly – under one percent – in New York City this year compared to 2022, felony assaults remain a problem, up six percent.

The shocking 24,000-plus incidents has seen police officers targeted, according to John D. Macari Jr, who posted the video to X.

‘Another NYPD officer assaulted in Bronx transit. Supposedly this occurred yesterday,’ he wrote.

‘As [NYPD Transit] Chief Kemper has repeatedly stated the rise in felony assaults are mainly against cops taking enforcement action. Does that make you feel safe in NYC?’

In addition to felony assaults, crime on the city’s transit system has remained a problem highlighted by many critics of Mayor Eric Adams and progressive district attorneys in the city.

Subway crime has been labeled one of the city’s major crises and though statistics say transit offenses are down slightly, even progressive Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said last month he was afraid for his family when they rode the subway.

‘I know the statistics that transit crime is down, but when one of my family members gets on the train, I, too, get a knot in my stomach,’ he told FOX 5 News when asked about the perception that the subway system is becoming increasingly unsafe.

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