New York Governor Kathy Hochul is facing a tight election against her Republican opponent as crime in New York rises.
) and transit officers in subway stations and trains, expansions for crisis intervention training and installing surveillance cameras in every subway car.."Through this strategy — adding more cops, installing more cameras, and providing more care — we will combat subway crime and keep riders safe."Through this strategy — adding more cops, installing more cameras, and providing more care — we will combat subway crime and keep riders safe.
Crime in New York City has risen by 31 percent so far in 2022, with property crimes seeing the highest increase, according to NYPD data. Robberies have increased 34 percent, grand larceny by 40.6 percent and burglaries by 31 percent. The notable exception is murders, which are down nearly 15 percent from 2021.
Crime has also spilled over into the subways. On Friday, a 32-year-old man was knocked onto the subway rails—but was not struck by a train—at the Wycoff Avenue and Myrtle Avenue subway station,Republicans blame the rise in crime on criminal justice reform policies, including the end of cash bail. Progressives and Democrats point to other factors, such as economic strain and the COVID-19 pandemic, as being more instrumental in rising crime.
Hochul has doubled down on her support for law enforcement in the weeks leading up to Election Day, as polls show Zeldin, who currently represents the state's 1st Congressional District, gains ground. She also touted efforts to strengthen bail laws and crack down on illegal guns in aAbove, New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks in New York City on August 3.
Other polls have found more favorable results for Hochul, who was expected to sail to reelection in the state where politics are largely defined by deeply Democratic New York City.found Hochul with a 6-point lead, winning 47 percent of the vote compared to Zeldin's 41 percent. The poll questioned 702 likely voters and had a credibility interval of plus or minus 5.4 percentage points. Hochul leads by an average of 6.
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