Brooklyn Stabbing Leaves 28-Year-Old Runner on Life Support as NYC Leaders Face Safety Backlash
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 3
Brooklyn Stabbing Leaves 28-Year-Old Runner on Life Support as NYC Leaders Face Safety Backlash
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 3
Summary
Katie Suarez, 28, remained on life support after police said an unknown attacker stabbed her multiple times in the throat Friday while she was running on Brooklyn’s Shore Parkway Greenway.
The attack came within two weeks of another unprovoked assault on a woman — a 39-year-old raped at knifepoint in Central Park on Oct. 24 — and police have made no arrests in either case.
Southern Brooklyn Council Member Kayla Santosuosso said the promenade has long been poorly lit and pushed for lighting upgrades, while retired NYPD inspector Paul Mauro argued lighting alone is insufficient without visible cameras and more proactive policing.
Gov. Kathy Hochul has drawn criticism for not outlining a concrete response, especially after taking high-profile action last month in an alleged Cornell gang-rape case; Attorney General Letitia James condemned the Brooklyn attack and urged tips.
Could the very design of NYC’s popular greenways be masking deadly blind spots that even advanced police drones and K-9 units cannot uncover?
How did violent attackers completely vanish in a city blanketed by 80,000 police cameras, and will these tragedies justify expanding controversial surveillance?