As in other big cities, New York's homeless find shelter in the subway.
The number of serious crimes in the transportation system jumped almost 50% in January compared to the same month in 2023.
These heinous and brazen attacks on our subway system are not acceptable, said the governor, while security will be one of the themes of the next US presidential election in November.
The deployment of National Guard soldiers will be aimed in particular at helping the New York police to reinforce checks on passenger bags in the busiest stations.
People fear being next, anxiety sets in, added Kathy Hochul.
Passengers should not fear that a person sitting next to them is carrying a knife […] that's what we are going to do with these checkpoints, she also assured.Open in mode full screen
The New York subway is very busy, sometimes even outside of rush hour.
Kathy Hochul promised the deployment of additional video surveillance cameras and announced plans to more easily prohibit people from accessing the metro convicted of assaulting a transportation system employee.
Before the series of incidents that occurred in recent weeks, the most serious dates back to April 2022, when a man opened fire in a train in Brooklyn, during rush hour, leaving several dozen injured.
The perpetrator of these shootings was sentenced to life in prison in October 2023 for terrorist acts.