NYPD seizes over 700 blades on NYC transit so far this year — a stunning 190% increase compared to 2023

No wonder subway riders feel like they’re on a knife’s edge.

The NYPD seized 723 blades on NYC transit so far this year — a stunning 190% increase compared to 249 confiscated during arrests in the first quarter of 2023, The Post has learned.

“That’s pretty shocking,” said teacher Sunny Dominic, 31, who lives in Long Island and was at Grand Central Station Saturday. “That statistic is staggering. It’s wild.”

The number of guns taken during arrests has also surged — going from nine in 2023 to 12 in 2025, a 33% jump, the data show…

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