NYPD officers begin patrolling subway platforms and trains during overnight hours
As she promised in her State of the State address​, Gov. Kathy Hochul has added hundreds of NYPD officers to subway platforms and trains during overnight hours.
Riding the subway with NYPD's new overnight patrols
"Generals lead from the front," New York City Mayor Eric Adams told officers deploying into the subway system at the start of the second night of the NYPD's new effort to curb transit crime: two officers on every train during overnight hours.
Overnight NYC subway trains now being patrolled by NYPD officers via state-funded program
Uniformed cops on trains began rolling out Monday night, and eventually two officers will ride every train running between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., the department said.
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