New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) Commissioner Jano Lieber says the rise in violent crime on subways is “in people's heads” and insists the transit system's safety statistics are actually “positive” did.
on monday interview About New York City's new “Bloomberg Surveillance” to deal with trafficCongestion pricing'' Lieber dismissed concerns many commuters have about taking the subway instead of driving.
Lieber mentioned recent subway crimes involving illegal immigrants, saying, “Some of these high-profile cases have allowed these terrible attacks to get into people's heads and make them feel like the whole system is unsafe.” he said. combustion Woman killed, man killed on train pushed Group of teenagers attempt to commit acts of violence with random assailant in front of oncoming train mug An elderly woman at the station.
But Lieber said “the overall statistics are positive.”
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“Last year we actually saw a 12.5 percent decrease in crime compared to the year before COVID-19, 2019,” said MTA Chairman and CEO.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) also touted falling crime rates on the subway, just hours after a woman (later identified as 57-year-old Debrina) was set on fire while sleeping on the F train, and similar He was criticized for making a statement. Khawam died at Stilwell Avenue Station in Brooklyn.
On December 22, the same day it was reported that Guatemalan national Sebastian Zapeta-Khalil was suspected of setting fire to the city of Khawam, Hochul said: “I want to thank the millions of people who ride the train every day.'' “We took action to make the subway safer for people. We took action in March,” he wrote to X. Random attack.
Since deploying the New York National Guard and installing cameras on transit systems, Hochul said, “crime is down and ridership is up.”
Her controversial post was accompanied by photos of the governor shaking hands with police officers and taking selfies on the subway.
“Imagine, your loved one is burned alive on the subway by an illegal criminal and Kathy Hochul is like oh calm down, the subway is so safe lol, this is my selfie on the subway ” responded Ashley St. Clair, a conservative commentator and New York City resident. :
