On the morning of April 12, 2022, a mass shooting occurred on a northbound N train on the New York City Subway in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York, United States. At approximately 8:24 a.m. EDT, a man later identified as 62-year-old black nationalist, Frank Robert James put on a gas mask, threw two smoke grenades, and fired a handgun 33 times.

What happened on the New York City subway?

On the morning of April 12, 2022, a mass shooting occurred on a northbound N train on the New York City Subway in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York, United States. At approximately 8:24 a.m. EDT, a man later identified as 62-year-old black nationalist, Frank Robert James put on a gas mask, threw two smoke grenades, and fired a handgun 33 times.

What happened at Brooklyn R train station?

Police are investigating a shooting and a possible explosion at a Brooklyn train station where as many as five people have been injured, according to police and preliminary reports. The mayhem began just before 8:30 a.m. inside the R train station at the corner of 36th St. and Fourth Ave. in Sunset Park.

What is the history of the RR train in NYC?

Initially, the RR ran from Forest Hills, Queens to Bay Ridge in Brooklyn. In 1967, the RR train ran from Astoria, Queens to Bay Ridge in Queens on the BMT Astoria line. In 1985-86, with the renaming of the double-lettered trains, it became the R line again.

When did double-lettered subway signage end in NYC?

Double-lettered subway signage was used in the NYC Subway until 1985. (via Wikimedia Commons) Last week we dove into the 8, 10, 11, and 12 train decals that were spotted in the wild, and we stumbled upon some of the double-lettered trains that used to be in the New York City Subway system.

How dangerous are NYC’s subways?

During the 1980s, at the height of New York’s and the nation’s crime wave, subways were widely viewed as dangerous and seedy hellscapes. Reacting to perceptions of widespread crime, a band of vigilantes known as the Guardian Angels roamed the trains to keep peace. (The group’s founder, Curtis Sliwa, lost the mayoral election to Adams last fall.)

Are people being pushed onto subway tracks in NYC?

In recent months there have been several instances of people being stabbed, assaulted or shoved onto the tracks at stations in the Bronx, Brooklyn and at Times Square.

What happened to Michelle go on the New York City subway?

For the fatal pushing of a woman onto subway tracks that occurred in January, see Death of Michelle Go. On the morning of April 12, 2022, a mass shooting occurred on a northbound N train on the New York City Subway in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York, United States.