Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that she will deploy the National Guard to busy stations in the New York City subway system to address a surge in crime.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced plans Wednesday that she will be deploying around 750 National Guard members and hundreds of State Police troopers to conduct random bag checks at some of the city's busiest subway stations.This is on top of the 1,000 additional officers Mayor Eric Adams deployed to the subways in February to combat transit crime."For people who are thinking about bringing a gun or knife on the subway, at least this creates a deterrent effect.
Much of the blame for the increase in crime is being pinned on bail reform laws, with Mayor Eric Adams pointing at recidivists, saying that a small group is responsible for the majority of the crime.RELATED: Subway musician attacker arrested again, this time for theft"38 people committed assaults on transit workers," Adams said on Wednesday. "Out of those 38 people, they committed 1,126 crimes in our city.
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