What to Know
- New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams were at the Fulton Street Station in Lower Manhattan, along with dozens of police officers, to announce that crime on the city’s subway has dropped.
- The MTA says its ridership survey shows an increase in riders reporting feeling safe or very safe jumped, from 40% in November to 60% in December.
- The mayor and governor said that despite favorable crime declines, the city will not reduce the number of officers assigned to the nation’s largest metro system.
NEW YORK — New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams were at the Fulton Street Station in Lower Manhattan, along with dozens of police officers, to announce that crime on the city’s subway has dropped.
Traffic crime is down 16% since new NYPD patrols began last fall.
The MTA says its ridership survey shows an increase in riders reporting feeling safe or very safe jumped, from 40% in November to 60% in December.
“The signs are incredibly positive that the investments are paying off Richard Davey,” the president of MTA Transit.
But if they’re paying off, they’re also costing a small fortune: a total of about $62 million in the fiscal quarter. The state is covering police overtime.
Although for the mayor, “Public safety is priceless!”
The mayor and governor said that despite favorable crime declines, the city will not reduce the number of officers assigned to the nation’s largest metro system.
“We don’t want six felonies a day,” the mayor said. “We want zero felonies a day.”
Hochul shared the same sentiments, saying, “As long as some crime is committed we will never say mission accomplished.”
