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Two cops on every NYC subway train at night starts next week, Hochul says
The $77 million initiative will fund six months of overtime for more than 1,000 officers, including 300 cops on overnight subway patrols and 750 in stations and on platforms.
Gov. Hochul wants a cop on every overnight NYC subway train
In a statement, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Hochul’s plan will allow for two officers to ride every overnight train. But she said more needs to be done to deal with the ongoing issue of repeat offenders who commit a disproportionate number of crimes in the subways, which she called the “root of the issue.”
Subway rider slashed on train at Penn Station
It happened Friday just after 8 p.m. on a No. 2 train. The MTA says two men got into a fight on the train, and one man punched the other.
Man, 20, slashed in Penn Station as NYC sends more cops to subway system
A 20-year-old man was slashed with a box cutter during a fight with an older man on a subway train entering Penn Station, MTA officials said Saturday. The attack came just a day after Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed to put police on every overnight subway train in the system.
Subway fight ends with slashing at Penn Station, and both combatants in police custody
Two men were arrested after getting into a bloody fight that ended with a slashing on board a subway train at Penn Station on Friday night. Police said the incident happened at around 8 p.m. on Dec. 17 as the two men rode a Bronx-bound 2 train as it pulled into the 34th Street-Penn
Man slashed on subway during dispute at Penn Station
A man was slashed on the subway as it was pulling into Penn Station. It happened Friday just after 8 p.m. on a No. 2 train. The MTA says two men got into a fight on the train, and one man punched the other.
Turnstile 'spikes' installed in NYC's crime-ridden subways as Hochul beefs up police presence
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced a new $77 million plan to clamp down on subway crime, while the MTA has also begun ...
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Cops will start patrolling overnight subways on Monday
Gov. Kathy Hochul said that the state will foot $77 million in NYPD overtime costs over the next three months.
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NYC to add 200 more NYPD officers to subway
While crime in NYC dropped by three percent in 2024, city officials are adding 200 NYPD officers to the subway after a string ...
Hochul: Increased night police patrols in NYC subway system to begin Monday
The $77 million plan, which will be accomplished by paying overtime, will be paid from state funds, Hochul said.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul deploys more cops to subway system after high-profile crimes
New York City Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday that she is deploying more police officers to the New York City subway ...
Hochul finally acknowledges NYC subway crime in ‘State of the State’ speech — but proposals slammed as largely ‘symbolic’
Gov. Kathy Hochul was forced to significantly acknowledge subway crime and mental illness in her policy-setting “State of the ...
4-foot tall steel fences to be installed at 100 subway stations to protect riders
Of the 40 people killed by trains during the first four months of 2022, one was shoved onto the tracks, according to an MTA ...
New York subway riders divided on the impact of police presence on trains
Concerning scenes like this have become normalized for so many subway riders. “I just look at my phone and try to ignore it,” ...