New York City’s crime-ridden subway system is about to see an influx of law enforcement as Gov. Kathy Hochul announced plans to combat the rampant lawlessness below.
“Let me be very clear: These brazen heinous attacks on our subway system will not be tolerated,” the Democrat said at a news conference on Wednesday as she unveiled a five-point plan that will see bag checks conducted.
“There will be 750 members of the New York National Guard and an additional 250 personnel from the State Police and the M.T.A. They will be working with the New York Police Department to attempt to keep weapons from being brought into the subway system,” The New York Times reported.
New York City has fallen. State Governor Kathy Hochul is deploying the National Guard, State Police, and Metropolitan Police to help the NYPD fight crime in the city’s subway system.
This is the outcome when a city declares ‘Sanctuary City’ status.
You’ve got what you voted for,… pic.twitter.com/9Txrk7B22w— Kelvin (@KelvinLiz) March 6, 2024
“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.
The Times reported that Hochul’s plan “would provide $20 million and pay for 10 teams of mental health workers who would help people on the subway. The plan would also introduce legislation that would allow judges to ban people convicted of a violent crime from riding the subways, add cameras to train conductors’ control booths and coordinate with prosecutors to track repeat offenders.”
“So basically, if you assault someone on the subways, you won’t be on the subways,” she said. “And a judge will now have the power to make sure that for at least three years they’ll have the ability to keep you off the subways.”
Police Department data shows there have been 388 major crimes in the city’s transit system this year, as of March 3 – a 13 percent increase over the same period last year.
While some welcomed news of the incoming show of force, others worried that it would backfire.
“Deploying troops to the subway will unfortunately increase the perception of crime,” Danny Pearlstein, a spokesman for the Riders Alliance, said.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who was not at Hochul’s press conference Wednesday, believes recent efforts to increase police patrols underground have helped bring crime numbers down.
“They are doing an excellent job in identifying razors, knives, scissors other sharp objects,” Adams said, according to WABC-TV. “To me, that’s a low bar. I want to be able to identify a gun. We have seen some promising technology that I think in the next, you know, year we’re going to really see something that people felt was not possible.”
Social media users pointed out the obvious after Hochul’s announcement.
So Hochul is now doing stop and frisk. Got it.
— Truth Ninja (@TruthNinja316) March 6, 2024
Migrant crime has gotten so bad in NYC that Governor Hochul is deploying the NATIONAL GUARD to patrol the subway system.
Turns out, Trump was right AGAIN! This could’ve all been avoided if the border was secured.
— Javon A. Price (@JavonAPrice) March 6, 2024
So, Kathy Hochul is sending the National Guard into the cities subways to combat the rise in crime?? Why the hell bother if your freaking DA is going to release them back into the streets????
— Dave Owens (@DaveGraven1) March 6, 2024
I was reliably told during the BLM/Antifa mayhem of 2020 that using the National Guard for law enforcement was racist, fascist, and an affront to American values.
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) March 6, 2024
If the border was secure and criminals actually prosecuted in NYC none of these would be necessary.
But instead NYC is getting militarized.
What a sad state of affairs for what was once the greatest city on earth.
— Paul A. Szypula (@Bubblebathgirl) March 6, 2024
They could fix it quick!
Reform the Justice system back to what it should be and start penalizing the crime that occurs.
They won’t. We know they’re owned and told exactly how to do their jobs.
Thank the Open Society Foundation and Soros.
— Joshua Walker (@RedsRepair95) March 6, 2024
So it turns out social workers are not the ones to protect the city. Who could have predicted this?
— Robin Valencia (@rvalen81) March 6, 2024
Wow, yet they will continue electing DAs and judges that allow repeat offenders to stay out in the streets, usually with little or no bail.
— Gideon 6ix✍️ (@Gideon_6ix) March 6, 2024
Would also be helpful to stop criminals from entering the country illegally
— WutFoxSays (@WutFoxSays) March 6, 2024
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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