Authorities are on the hunt for a vandal they say has smashed hundreds of windows on New York City subway trains.
More than 400 windows have been damaged since May, costing nearly $400,000 to fix and all but exhausting supplies of replacement windows, the city’s transit agency said.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the police department this week announced a $12,500 reward for information leading to an arrest.
On Wednesday, police released photos and video of a possible suspect — a man wearing a white tank top, gray pants, beige hat and blue surgical mask.
Most of the damage has been on the 7-line linking Queens and Manhattan. Windows on 2 and 3 trains have also been smashed, police said.
The Daily News reports dozens more windows have been broken since the reward was announced. The MTA said it could be forced to cut train service if it can’t get enough replacement windows to keep up with the damage.
(AP)
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Dear Mayor De Blasio, is it systemic racism to ask that you incarcerate the perpetrator of this vandalism?
This has ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with the peaceful protests that are dealing with systemic racism. Nothing at all. Maybe this is peaceful too. Deblasio thinks it’s OK. And Biden and Amalek have nothing to do with it.
DeBobo’s NY. The thugs aren’t afraid of repercussions.
Smashing train windows is part and parcel of the peaceful protests and should be encouraged. And any cops who even entertain the thought of going after these vandals should stop in their (train) tracks.
That’s De Blasio for you.