NY Hochul sends 750 National Guard troops to NYC subways following spate of violence
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Get ready to open your backpack or bag to National Guard troops or state law enforcement when you ride New York City’s subway.
Gov. Hochul is deploying 750 members of the Guard and 250 state and MTA police officers to subway stations to inspect passengers’ bags following a spate of violent incidents across the system.
“No one heading to their job or to visit family or to go to a doctor’s appointment should worry that the person sitting next to them possesses a deadly weapon,” Hochul said Wednesday beside MTA Chairman Janno Lieber in front of a giant system map at the MTA’s Rail Control Center.
“They shouldn’t worry about whether someone’s going to brandish a knife or a gun.”
“I am sending a message to all New Yorkers — I will not stop working to keep you safe and restore your peace of mind whenever you walk through those turnstiles,” she said.
Another of Hochul’s five initiatives is her support for the MTA’s plan to install surveillance cameras inside conductor and train-operator cabs. That initiative is a direct response to the slashing of MTA conductor Alton Scott, who narrowly survived a random assault last week when he stuck his head out of his cab as his train stopped at a Brooklyn subway station.
NYPD brass and MTA leaders blame the uptick in crime on repeat offenders.
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Gov. Hochul is deploying 750 members of the Guard and 250 state and MTA police officers to subway stations to inspect passengers’ bags following a spate of violent incidents across the system.
“I am sending a message to all New Yorkers — I will not stop working to keep you safe and restore your peace of mind whenever you walk through those turnstiles,” she said.
I thought there was no crime in NYC?
Who said there was NO crime in NYC?
I heard that scumbag Mike Johnson wants to defund police.
Not necessarily in NYC
You did?
Well in that case I recommend you start following current events. (In whatever media you prefer-- TV news, Internet, etc).
There's an old saying:
An informed citizen is the basis of a democracy.
So here's your chance to contribute-- get informed ASAP!
They get it. They simply try to put a pin in the balloon.
I recall reading many years ago that the NYC subways, that had been relatively unsafe, were finally cleaned up and were okay. But now, the terror has returned, same as most of the rest of America.
All true. At one tine there was a period where they were relatively unsafe. But then the police cleaned them up and they were very safe.
But in recent time crime is America generally is on the rise.(Both in "the real world"-- as well as cybercrime)
NYPD brass and MTA leaders blame the uptick in crime on repeat offenders.
“One percent of subway arrestees, according to the NYPD, are responsible for well over 20% of the crime,” MTA boss Lieber said. “We need to have a collaboration with the [district attorneys] so they have that full information.”
NYPD brass has said grand larcenies — property theft and pickpocketing — are the main thing pushing crime rates up in the subway system. Those crimes are up 17.8%, from 163 reported incidents last year to 192 this year.
There have been three homicides on the transit system so far this year, up from one this time last year.
The most recent was two weeks ago, when a man was fatally shot two weeks ago while on board a southbound B train in the Bronx.
Thank you, you piece of shit Dick Durban for blocking Sarah’s law that would have forced ICE to detain illegals charged with violent crimes.
What makes you think they were "illegals charged with violent crimes"?
“EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol Agents in the West Texas and New Mexico region have apprehended more than 12 migrants this week with previous criminal convictions and/or criminal histories, attempting to enter the country illegally through the El Paso Sector area of responsibility.
Migrants with criminal convictions encountered by El Paso Sector agents include aggravated felons such as sex offenders, child predators and drug traffickers. Additional offenses include illegal possession of firearms, assault, domestic violence, and burglary. Some of the migrants encountered have gang or Mexican Drug Cartel affiliations.”
Ignorant question, read Sarah’s law and ask dumbass dick why he blocked it.
There is no reliable data on that.
Does not implicate illegal aliens .
It makes no sense why anyone would block this bill unless one factors in the America last agenda so many dems seem to have.
Ignorant reply, show they were illegal aliens .
There is no data on that .
You make no sense .
Sigh…….Sarah’s law is a Bill in the senate that would force ICE to detain illegal immigrants who commit violent crimes. It’s a fucking Bill that Dumbass Dick Durban is blocking. Exactly what is there to prove?
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AGAIN, There is NO proof these crimes were committed by illegal aliens !
What crimes are you talking about?
It’s stunning.
Still waiting for your proof .
Do you know what a Bill is?
Yeah, this is really bizzarre.
Or once they are here none of them commit violent felonies.
Do YOU KNOW WHAT PROOF IS ?
Absolutely, do you know what a Bill is?
Where in the article did it say illegal aliens committed crimes on the subways ?
If they were not here, this would not be in question.
4 George
Can you point out exactly where I claimed illegals were committing crimes on Subways?
Show where illegal aliens committed crimes on the subways .
Then why the inference that it's on Durbin because he blocked Sarah's law ?
Durbins blocking the bill has nothing to do with subway violence which you infer was perpetrated by criminal illegal aliens .
Crime has been happening on subways since their creation, are you saying this current situation is because of illegal immigrants, or because Durbin blocked Sarah's law, or because it's easy to blame immigrants for societies problems . Sounds Fascist to me .
I'm saying if illegal immigrants were not here they would not be a problem (or be blamed for problems).
There is no reason for them to be here at all
Exactly, what’s a nice Dem governor sending army troops to police NYC subways anyway? Sounds fascist to me.
Imagine if DeSantis had the Florida Guard searching the possessions of anyone who wanted to use public transportation. The internet not be able to handle all the Nazi claims.
Probably the ones that were allegedly committed by IIlegal Aliens ...?. . . ?
This surprises me just because New York has long had more police per capita than just about any other city in the country. DC probably has more, but I think that’s about it. You wouldn’t think that of all places, NYC would be the one that needs more cops.
New York is actually number 6. Behind Washington, Baltimore, Chicago
Up until recently that was mostly true.
However there is a policy called bail "reform" which really makes things much worse/
That. and the presence of lax gun laws (too many people acan buy guns-- or manufacture them-- people who shouldn't be abnle to.
Anybody who puts illegals over American citizens like dick Durban and joe Biden is a traitorous piece of shit.
I agree 110%!
Anyone that foments an insurrection , like Trump, is a traitorous piece of shit .
Causes me to wonder about your definition of traitor .
Defines Trump to a "T" . Thanks for agreeing !
I'm curious as to why you (apparently?) think that comment is not off topic?
Ah, yes. The go to "but Trruuummmmppppp" whining when one realizes they have nothing of substance to add.
The problem is your opinion hasn't been proven.
And here we've been told that the crime in NYC is going down.
If crime is going down then why the need for NG in the city?
Possibly because while it might be going down, it is still too high?
(I really don't know
)
The governor said, “When you have that high level of anxiety, now you’re dealing with the psychological toll that deters people from wanting to go on the subway.”
High anxiety in New Yorkers, who knew?