Adams’ stunning admission comes on the heels of his controversial comments just days ago that the tubes are safe — and that there’s only a “perception” that they’…
show an ongoing spike in Big Apple transit violence, including during the first two weeks of Adams’ administration.
Mayor Adams sparked controversy after claiming the subway was safe for travelers following the death of a woman who was pushed onto the train tracks.“Our system must be safe,” he said at City Hall. “It must be safe from actual crime, which we are going to do. And it must be safe for those who feel as if there’s a total level of disorder in our subway system.”“I think Mayor Adams is showing that he gets it,” Lieber said Tuesday. “He gets how New Yorkers are feeling.
“And the mayor is showing he gets it and that he is sensitive to the way New Yorkers are feeling — that people don’t feel based on statistics, they feel based on their personal experience and what they’re hearing and this extremely upsetting episode that happened… it cannot happen,” Lieber said.at the Times Square station has revived long-standing concerns over transit safety.
Police said homeless ex-con Martial Simon, 61, pushed the 40-year-old straphanger into the path of a train around 9:40 a.m. Saturday, killing her.
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