The hearing happened just hours after a man was slashed while riding the subway in Manhattan.
The latest incident happened around 1:30 a.m. when a man was slashed with a boxcutter at a station not far from City Hall.
Since September, state and local leaders have unveiled plans to make sure all New Yorkers are safe in the public transit system.
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