Sebastian Zapeta, accused of setting a woman on fire inside a New York City subway train, appeared in court on Dec. 24.

Authorities say Zapeta approached the woman, who may have been sleeping in the train, and set her clothing on fire with a ...

A vigil is planned Thursday for the woman set on fire on a Brooklyn subway last weekend, a public memorial for the still nameless victim in a case that rocked the nation for its cruelty. Community ...

New York City police have arrested a man on murder and arson charges in the death of a woman who was set on fire inside a ...

Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was arraigned on murder charges in the death of an unidentified woman who was set on fire while riding ...

Police have defended their response, beginning when officers patrolling the station smelled and saw smoke coming from the F ...

Two people were stabbed in New York City’s Grand Central 42nd Street subway station on Christmas Eve in separate attacks.

The attacks came amid heightened concerns about crime in the subways, particularly after the arrest Sunday of a man charged ...

Seven people were injured in New York City on Christmas Day when a taxi jumped a sidewalk and hit pedestrians outside a ...

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