Historically high subway assault rate finally drops after MTA cop push

The surging number of assaults in the subway system is finally on the slowdown following the addition of more NYPD patrols underground, data obtained by The Post shows.

Transit cops recorded 14 felony assaults in the two weeks between June 7 and June 20, the NYPD stats show — a dramatic turnaround from the 36 assaults reported between May 3 and May 16 and 25 between May 17 and May 30. The drop comes amid the worst year for felony assaults in decades, according to documents distributed ahead of Wednesday’s MTA board meeting.