A group called New Yorkers for Safe Transit has called attention to the continual problem of female subway riders being ogled, groped, flashed, harassed and attacked.
From the New York Times: "The peak times in which women report sexual harassment or assaults on the subways are the late morning rush, roughly 8 to 10 a.m., followed by the early afternoon rush, 4 to 6 p.m.
One stretch of the subways - the crowded Nos. 4, 5 and 6 lines between Grand Central Terminal and Union Square - is a particular source of complaints."
FULL STORY: Sex Offenses on the Subways Are Widespread, City Officials Are Told
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