Empire State Governor Kathy Hochul has finally accepted that New York City subways are no longer safe for Big Apple residents. Hochul announced on Wednesday she would send in 750 members of the National Guard to police the subway system.
“For people who are thinking about bringing a gun or knife on the subway, at least this creates a deterrent effect. They might be thinking, ‘You know what, it just may just not be worth it because I listened to the mayor and I listened to the governor and they have a lot more people who are going to be checking my bags,'” Hochul said at a news conference in New York City.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams, also a Democrat, announced plans Tuesday to resume random bag searches to stop knives, guns, and other weapons from making it onto trains and platforms.
“We know people feel unsafe,” the mayor said at his Tuesday press conference. “I’m on the subway system and I speak with riders. They say, ‘Eric, nothing makes us feel safer than seeing that officer at the token booth, walking through the system, walking through the trains,’ and that is what we want our officers to do.”
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