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Two men were caught on video assaulting a New York City police officer at a Bronx subway station platform, as felony assaults continue to plague the Big Apple's subway system.
Kareem McClary, 23, and Izayiah Jessamy, 20, were smoking cigarettes on the platform of the Freeman Street subway station with a third, unidentified, man on Monday afternoon, authorities said.
Two police officers asked the men to stop smoking - which is prohibited in subway stations - and leave.
The men refused to and started to fight the cops, some of which was caught on video.
In the clip, two of the men - McClary and Jessamy - were seen battering one of the officers in the head before help arrives.
Two men were caught on video assaulting a New York police officer at a Bronx subway station platform, as felony assaults continue to plague the Big Apple's subway system
Multiple officers eventually handcuff the two men, before the third suspect runs down a stairway and gets away.
The police officers suffered minor injuries, and were treated at the scene, according to officials.
McClary and Jessamy were charged with assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, violation of local law and trespass. Authorities released photos of the third culprit and asked that anyone with information call the city's CrimeStoppers hotline.
While overall crime is down slightly - under one percent - in New York City this year compared to 2022, felony assaults remain a problem, up six percent.
The shocking 24,000-plus incidents has seen police officers targeted, according to John D. Macari Jr, who posted the video to X.
'Another NYPD officer assaulted in Bronx transit. Supposedly this occurred yesterday,' he wrote.
'As [NYPD Transit] Chief Kemper has repeatedly stated the rise in felony assaults are mainly against cops taking enforcement action. Does that make you feel safe in NYC?'
Kareem McClary, 23, and Izayiah Jessamy, 20, were smoking cigarettes on the platform of the Freeman Street subway station with a third, unidentified, man on Monday afternoon
Two police officers asked the men to stop smoking - which is prohibited in subway stations - and leave. The men refused to and started to fight the cops, some of which was caught on video, before the officers were able to detain two of them
Authorities released photos of the third culprit and asked that anyone with information call the city's CrimeStoppers hotline
While overall crime is down slightly - under one percent - in New York City this year compared to 2022, felony assaults remain a problem, up six percent
In addition to felony assaults, crime on the city's transit system has remained a problem highlighted by many critics of Mayor Eric Adams and progressive district attorneys in the city.
Subway crime has been labeled one of the city's major crises and though statistics say transit offenses are down slightly, even progressive Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said last month he was afraid for his family when they road the subway.
'I know the statistics that transit crime is down, but when one of my family members gets on the train, I, too, get a knot in my stomach,' he told FOX 5 News when asked about the perception that the subway system is becoming increasingly unsafe.
'I live here, I'm raising my family here, so we have a lot more work to do,' he added.
Major crime decreased 9.9% in the subway system in July, according to the city's statistics.
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