Three days after the attack on a Brooklyn subway sent shockwaves through the city, survivors continue to recover as the mayor plans to honor those who helped them.
The “frontline heroes” who helped survivors of the Brooklyn subway attack will be honored Friday morning at New York City Hall, according to Mayor Eric Adams’ public schedule. Twenty-nine people were injured in the Tuesday attack, including 10 who were shot.
Adams thanked frontline workers at a Wednesday news conference announcing the arrest of the suspect in the attack.
“I cannot thank enough the men and women of the New York City police department, as well as our federal agents, our state police, our first responders,” he said, adding that he also wanted to thank “everyday New Yorkers who called in tips, who responded, who helped those passengers who were injured.”
The mayor, who is still isolating after testing positive for COVID-19, will attend the ceremony virtually, ABC News reported.
Thank you to our first responders, MTA employees and ordinary New Yorkers who ran into danger to protect our neighbors from violence.
Because of your courage and the quick work of our hospitals, we can confirm that none of the victims have life-threatening injuries. pic.twitter.com/JotGqr9Fd2
— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) April 12, 2022
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Meanwhile, a federal judge ordered on Thursday that the man charged in the shooting be held without bond. The suspect — charged with a terrorist or other violent attack against a mass transportation system — is accused of throwing smoke grenades and opening fire on a Manhattan-bound N train Tuesday.
At Thursday’s hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Roanne L. Mann in Brooklyn, the suspect said nothing except telling the judge he understood the charges against him.
His lawyers, federal public defenders Deirdre von Dornum and Mia Eisner-Grynberg, agreed to the detention order and asked the judge to seek a psychiatric evaluation of the alleged shooter, to which Mann agreed before making clear the evaluation would not be to determine whether the defendant would be competent to stand trial.
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Assistant U.S. Attorney Sara Winik said the suspect is dangerous to the community and argued that the attack was premeditated.
In a letter filed with the court before the hearing, she said the suspect picked up a U-Haul in Pennsylvania before the attack and prepared supplies including a Glock 17 pistol, a container of gasoline, a torch, fireworks with explosive powder, and a disguise composed of a yellow hard hat and an orange working jacket.
“The defendant terrifyingly opened fire on passengers on a crowded subway train, interrupting their morning commute in a way the city hasn’t seen in ore than 20 years,” Winik said at the hearing. “The defendant’s attack was premeditated, was carefully planned, and it caused terror among the victims and our entire city.”
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Contact News Now Reporter Christine Fernando at cfernando@usatoday.com or follow her on Twitter at @christinetfern.
Three days after the attack on a Brooklyn subway sent shockwaves through the city, survivors continue to recover as the mayor plans to honor those who helped them.The “frontline heroes” who helped survivors of the Brooklyn subway attack will be honored Friday morning at New York City Hall, according to Mayor Eric Adams’ public schedule. Twenty-nine people were injured in the Tuesday attack, including 10 who were shot. Adams thanked frontline workers at a Wednesday news conference announcing the arrest of the suspect in the attack. “I cannot thank enough the men and women of the New York City police department, as well as our federal agents, our state police, our first responders,” he said, adding that he also wanted to thank “everyday New Yorkers who called in tips, who responded, who helped those passengers who were injured.”The mayor, who is still isolating after testing positive for COVID-19, will attend the ceremony virtually, ABC News reported.Thank you to our first responders, MTA employees and ordinary New Yorkers who ran into danger to protect our neighbors from violence.Because of your courage and the quick work of our hospitals, we can confirm that none of the victims have life-threatening injuries. pic.twitter.com/JotGqr9Fd2— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) April 12, 2022NIGHTMARE ON THE N TRAIN: Inside the terrifying moments during the Brooklyn subway shootingMeanwhile, a federal judge ordered on Thursday that the man charged in the shooting be held without bond. The suspect — charged with a terrorist or other violent attack against a mass transportation system — is accused of throwing smoke grenades and opening fire on a Manhattan-bound N train Tuesday.At Thursday’s hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Roanne L. Mann in Brooklyn, the suspect said nothing except telling the judge he understood the charges against him.His lawyers, federal public defenders Deirdre von Dornum and Mia Eisner-Grynberg, agreed to the detention order and asked the judge to seek a psychiatric evaluation of the alleged shooter, to which Mann agreed before making clear the evaluation would not be to determine whether the defendant would be competent to stand trial.NO BAIL: Brooklyn shooting suspect held without bail; prosecutor says he ‘carefully planned’ attackAssistant U.S. Attorney Sara Winik said the suspect is dangerous to the community and argued that the attack was premeditated.In a letter filed with the court before the hearing, she said the suspect picked up a U-Haul in Pennsylvania before the attack and prepared supplies including a Glock 17 pistol, a container of gasoline, a torch, fireworks with explosive powder, and a disguise composed of a yellow hard hat and an orange working jacket.”The defendant terrifyingly opened fire on passengers on a crowded subway train, interrupting their morning commute in a way the city hasn’t seen in ore than 20 years,” Winik said at the hearing. “The defendant’s attack was premeditated, was carefully planned, and it caused terror among the victims and our entire city.”HOW THE ARREST OCCURRED: How ‘everyday New Yorkers’ say they helped police find Brooklyn shooting suspectContact News Now Reporter Christine Fernando at cfernando@usatoday.com or follow her on Twitter at @christinetfern.