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After a number of petrifying attacks on NYC commuters, Mayor Eric Adams announced that he is dramatically expanding the ability of city workers to involuntarily commit mentally ill individuals.
Henry Cai, 34, who is the latest victim of New York City's rash of subway crime this year, was robbed, beaten and shot with a gel gun on the No. 7 train in Flushing, Queens on Sunday.
The latest victim was standing on the platform at the 82nd Street station waiting for a northbound No. 7 train when a man (pictured left) approached her from behind and began punching her.
Twenty-five people have been shoved onto the subway tracks in New York City so far in 2022, killing at least two while others narrowly avoided death.
MTA Chairman Janno Lieber called on state authorities on Monday to expand a 2020 law banning sex fiends and those who assault transit workers.