Posted on 02/06/2022 5:14:34 PM PST by lowbridge
A stray bullet struck an MTA bus in Harlem on Sunday, coming within inches of a passenger — and part of a wave of city violence that now has some drivers seeking bullet-proof vests, according to officials.
The frightening incident occurred on the M101 line shortly before 2:30 p.m. when the slug lodged in the side of the bus, which had about 30 passengers, during a nearby shootout, police said.
None of the shaken riders or driver were injured — but they easily could have been, said Richie Davis, vice president and chief of staff for Local 100 of the Transit Workers Union.
“[The bullet] could have killed a woman sitting right there, or the bus operator, who is understandably very shaken up and traumatized,” the union official said, adding that the slug hit the bus right behind the door on the right side.
The shooting happened at 125th Street and Lexington Avenue, where police marked off about a dozen spent rounds near the bus and a bloody rag could be seen nearby.
“This is at least the fourth time in six months that a bus was struck by gunfire,” Davis said.
“It’s dangerous out there, too dangerous, and our bus operators are defenseless.
“Some of them are asking for bullet-proof vests.”
Surveillance video obtained by The Post shows a lone gunman — wearing red sweatpants, a red wool hat and a winter jacket — brandishing a handgun and firing down the block as the transit bus turns the corner.
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You get what you vote for.
Don’t mind the maggots.
#NewYorkStateofAnarchy…
Elect a DemocRAT, get more crime.
A rule more sure than gravity.
Tough siht Richie, Local 100 of the TWU has been in the Democrats pocket since Fiorello LaGuardia.
No sheeple can possess kevlar vests, especially in New York.
Surely a wealthy town like NYC can afford to armor plate their public transit vehicles?
A stray bullet... says who???
“The shooting happened at 125th Street and Lexington Avenue”
Harlem.
The “no-go” zones in NYC that existed before Mayor Giuliani are coming back. Soon, Central Park will again be unsafe for joggers after dark.
Which to blame, the bullet or the bus?
Until you get your vest, wear a telephone book inside your jacket.
Did they get his colour of skin?
Prob already is.
See, see! Trump’s racist and homophobic tweets again!!
Time to break out the urban assault vehicles, as featured in “Stripes”.
Given NYC’s stringent gun registration process and its short list of non-cop registrants, the gunperson shouldn’t be difficult to find, right?
Miss Giuliani yet ? Fools, very soon it will be like some urban center in Brazil. Brazen thief’s and killers moving about the city doing what ever they want only being stopped by brave and aggressive citizens.
I was a kid in the 70’s when the city was an absolute free for all. I remember going to Yankee games with my dad, and seeing the entire area in decay and destruction, and being scared. I split work between the city today and Jersey City, and it’s as bad today as it was then. Go to work and come home. There’s no point in staying and socializing. Everywhere, even Penn Station, Times Square, Midtown in general, hardly a cop to be seen. The criminals are emboldened again. Such a shame. They cleaned it up,so well under Rudy and even Bloomberg.
Welcome to Somalia.
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