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Bairon Hernandez, 34, was charged with murder once the victim, Roosevelt Island resident Richard Williams, died from his injuries nine days after police said he was pushed onto the tracks at the Lexington Avenue-63rd Street station on the morning of March 8.

Richard Williams, an 83-year-old man, died on March 17, nine days after being shoved onto subway tracks at the Lexington Avenue-63rd Street station.

Subway crime was down 4% in 2025 compared to the previous year, but felonies on the rails rose slightly in December, according to NYPD subway crime data. Across the six major subway crime categories, there were 91 fewer reported incidents over the 12 months of 2025, a drop from 2,251 to 2,160. The numbers were included in NYPD data posted online ahead of the MTA's January board meeting on Wednesday.

Police are actively investigating an incident involving a lewd act on a subway train where a 27-year-old woman was approached by an unidentified man.