Police to Step Up Patrols of New York Subway, Adams Says
The New York Times
As the subway tries to lure back riders, Mayor Eric Adams said that officers would more regularly patrol stations and trains.
New York City will require police officers to conduct more frequent and regular sweeps of the subway system and work with homeless outreach teams to reassure current riders and lure back more commuters to a transit system that needs them, Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a joint announcement on Thursday.
Mr. Adams, a former transit police officer, said that he and police leaders would direct the city’s street-level patrol officers to make regular “visual inspections” of subway stations. Transit officers, he said, would be told to ride and walk through subway trains and check on passengers.
“Omnipresence is the key,” Mr. Adams said. “People feel the system is not safe because they don’t see officers. We’re going to bring a visual presence to our systems.”
