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The radical left governor is finally trying to do something about the crime epidemic that she and her party have been denying for years. Election year pandering...how do our "stop and frisk" critics feel about this?
Nearly 1,000 New York National Guardsmen, state police and MTA cops are being deployed to carry out bag checks in the Big Apple’s crime-ridden subway system, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday.
The additional forces – made up of 750 guardsmen and 250 law enforcement officers — will work alongside the NYPD to patrol “the city’s busiest transit stations” amid a recent surge in underground violence, Hochul said.
“These brazen heinous attacks on our subway system will not be tolerated,” Hochul said as she announced a five-point plan to crackdown on the city’s burgeoning underground crime wave.
4 Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday she is deploying 1,000 state cops and National Guardsmen to patrol NYC’s subway system.Governor's office 
4 The additional forces — 750 guardsmen and 250 law enforcement officers — will work alongside the NYPD.AP
“No one heading to their job or to visit family or go to a doctor appointment should worry that the person sitting next to them possesses a deadly weapon,” Hochul said. “They shouldn’t worry about whether someone’s going to brandish a knife or gun. That’s what we’re going to do with these checkpoints.”
It wasn’t immediately clear when commuters would start seeing the extra forces, or at which subway stations.
It comes after Mayor Eric Adams, who was noticeably absent from Hochul’s subway crime crackdown announcement, had said a day earlier that the NYPD, too, would increase its presence underground and enhance bag checks following a spike in transit crime.
Subway crime rates surged in the first two months of this year — spiking by nearly 20% compared to this time last year, NYPD stats show.
This year alone, three New Yorkers have been shot dead on trains and subway platforms.
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This year alone, three New Yorkers have been shot dead on trains and subway platforms.Stephen Yang for NY Post
Hochul, on Wednesday, specifically noted the brutal Feb. 26 slashing of an MTA conductor in Brooklyn and a 64-year-old postal worker being kicked onto the tracks at Penn Station over the weekend as part of the driving push behind the subway crackdown.
In addition to the patrol boost, Hochul said she will introduce a new law that allows judges to ban anyone who has been convicted of a violent transit assault from riding the Big Apple’s subway or bus system.
Man, 61, bloodied during subway assault while 34-year-old attacked with metal object in latest MTA violence
Bag checks are back as Mayor Adams, Gov. Hochul boost police patrols in wake of subway crime surge
The bill would amend an existing law, the governor said.
“Basically, if you assault someone on the subways, you won’t be on the subways,” Hochul said.
Under Hochul’s plan, the NYPD and district attorneys will also now be required to “create a new early warning system” for subway recidivists.
Hochul said she will also introduce a new law that allows judges to ban anyone who has been convicted of a violent transit assault from riding the Big Apple’s subway or bus system.James Messerschmidt
“We know who they are,” Hochul said of the repeat offenders. “They’ll flag the criminal history at the time of arrest so it can be fully considered when decisions regarding charging and bail are made.”
The MTA, as part of Hochul’s safety plan, will also install new surveillance cameras directed towards conductor cabins to protect transit staff and ensure CCTV cameras are in every train car by the end of the year.
There will also be a $20 million cash injection to increase the number of Subway Co-Response Outreach (SCOUT) teams, which are led by mental health experts, throughout the system.
The 10 SCOUT teams — backed up by police support — will operate in addition to the existing Safe Options Support (SOS) teams, Hochul said.
Nearly 1,000 New York National Guardsmen, state police and MTA cops are being deployed to carry out bag checks in the Big Apple’s crime-ridden subway system, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday.
The additional forces – made up of 750 guardsmen and 250 law enforcement officers — will work alongside the NYPD to patrol “the city’s busiest transit stations” amid a recent surge in underground violence, Hochul said.
“These brazen heinous attacks on our subway system will not be tolerated,” Hochul said as she announced a five-point plan to crackdown on the city’s burgeoning underground crime wave.
4 Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday she is deploying 1,000 state cops and National Guardsmen to patrol NYC’s subway system.Governor's office 4 The additional forces — 750 guardsmen and 250 law enforcement officers — will work alongside the NYPD.AP“No one heading to their job or to visit family or go to a doctor appointment should worry that the person sitting next to them possesses a deadly weapon,” Hochul said. “They shouldn’t worry about whether someone’s going to brandish a knife or gun. That’s what we’re going to do with these checkpoints.”
It wasn’t immediately clear when commuters would start seeing the extra forces, or at which subway stations.
It comes after Mayor Eric Adams, who was noticeably absent from Hochul’s subway crime crackdown announcement, had said a day earlier that the NYPD, too, would increase its presence underground and enhance bag checks following a spike in transit crime.
Subway crime rates surged in the first two months of this year — spiking by nearly 20% compared to this time last year, NYPD stats show.
This year alone, three New Yorkers have been shot dead on trains and subway platforms.
4This year alone, three New Yorkers have been shot dead on trains and subway platforms.Stephen Yang for NY Post
Hochul, on Wednesday, specifically noted the brutal Feb. 26 slashing of an MTA conductor in Brooklyn and a 64-year-old postal worker being kicked onto the tracks at Penn Station over the weekend as part of the driving push behind the subway crackdown.
In addition to the patrol boost, Hochul said she will introduce a new law that allows judges to ban anyone who has been convicted of a violent transit assault from riding the Big Apple’s subway or bus system.
Man, 61, bloodied during subway assault while 34-year-old attacked with metal object in latest MTA violence
Bag checks are back as Mayor Adams, Gov. Hochul boost police patrols in wake of subway crime surge
The bill would amend an existing law, the governor said.
“Basically, if you assault someone on the subways, you won’t be on the subways,” Hochul said.
Under Hochul’s plan, the NYPD and district attorneys will also now be required to “create a new early warning system” for subway recidivists.
Hochul said she will also introduce a new law that allows judges to ban anyone who has been convicted of a violent transit assault from riding the Big Apple’s subway or bus system.James Messerschmidt
“We know who they are,” Hochul said of the repeat offenders. “They’ll flag the criminal history at the time of arrest so it can be fully considered when decisions regarding charging and bail are made.”
The MTA, as part of Hochul’s safety plan, will also install new surveillance cameras directed towards conductor cabins to protect transit staff and ensure CCTV cameras are in every train car by the end of the year.
There will also be a $20 million cash injection to increase the number of Subway Co-Response Outreach (SCOUT) teams, which are led by mental health experts, throughout the system.
The 10 SCOUT teams — backed up by police support — will operate in addition to the existing Safe Options Support (SOS) teams, Hochul said.
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