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- A man who was charged with slashing a visiting student at the J train platform last year was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Yael Leopold, 21 years old at the time, visiting from out of town, was waiting for a train when Edwin Santiago approached her, asking her if she was a prostitute. The Post reports that when she "laughed the question off," Santiago slashed her. Leopold, now a NYC teacher, testified at the sentecing hearing. Gothamist remembered this story from last year, and the fact that Leopold was at the J platform at 5:30AM. Now, many people need to go to work very early in the morning, but since subways are deserted, try to stay near the token booth (if there's a even a clerk there) or near the turnstiles. This situation upsets us, because it's difficult to say to a boss, who would expect an employee to show up early, "Hey, I can't come in early because my subway is deserted and it's dangerous." Does anyone out there have tips or solutions?
- The Times reports that a woman was assaulted by her taxi cab driver last week. After taking the woman from East Midtown to Forest Hills at 12:45AM, the driver got into the back seat and sodomized her. The police have released details about the driver (5'7", Pakistani or Indian) in an effort to find him. This reminds Gothamist of something important: Many people take cabs when they are drunk. (We do not know the state the victim of this incident was in, but the crime reminded of us of our precarious situations.) It's a nice thing when a more sober friend can make sure a three-sheets-to-the-wind friend is safely at home, especially considering that finding the keys and summoning the coordination needed to unlock doors may take a while.
Perhaps because New York City is definitely experiencing a great reduction in crime, Gothamist takes these two crime stories to heart, especially since they occur during things we do normally. New York is a great city that is wonderful for having fun, but with that, we need to respect it by being aware and somewhat wary.
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So what am I meant to do if I get into a cab and the driver is Indian/Pakistani, about 5'7" (as far as I can tell from looking at him sitting down from behind), and somewhere between the age of 35 and 45? Call the police? Doesn't that describe, like, every other cab driver one gets in this city?
I can't find any further information on the police site, but I'll still keep looking.
Back in New Orleans, in the early 1990's, it was not uncommon to see drunken people left in bars, propped up in corners, with their addresses and $5-10 pinned to their shirts, as their friends continued on the next bar. When the bartender had a few moments, he or she would call a cab and the cabbie would take the person home. I never heard stories of that going awry or of a cabbie, assuming he was from United Cabs, misbehaving.
Can't picture that in NY, can ya?
That is amazing. The bar culture in New Orleans is so helpful. Nowaday, Joe Francis would arrive and just try to get the drunk girls on film, probably.
My late-night drunken taxi ride home advice is to make use of those free night minutes on your cell phone. On my trips home I chat with other drunken friends on their way home.
The NYPD should throw in jail everyone who uses the word "like" as sentence filler (also known as the California valley accent). Especially those who actually type "like" in as sentence filler!
Ohmigod, it's, like, so totally lammmme. When the fuck did everyone start soundling like bumbling California highschool cheerleaders?
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