Asked to create an artwork that depicted her feelings about leaving Afghanistan, refugee Malalai Ibrahinni made a small doll showing the back of a woman with long hair and a flowing, glittery gown.

A 16-year-old schoolgirl was punched in the face by a deranged woman in yet another random attack in the city’s beleaguered subway system, police said this week. The teen was on her way to ...