The hot and dingy subway system of the 1970's has been completely renovated into a safe, convenient and comfortable mode of transportation between nearly all areas of New York City.

That is the only way to provide real safety in the subway, rather than the illusion of 'omnipresence.The New York City subway system is one of the most efficient people transports in the entire world. The answer is not to squeeze them for more forced OT.' He goes on to say, 'Our city must immediately boost pay and improve working conditions in order to recruit and retain enough police officers. The increased workload is crushing the cops who remain.

Patrick Lynch, President of the Police Benevolent Association, emailed CBS2 a statement saying in part, 'This is unsustainable. 'And that's why the omnipresence of police officers and the removal of those who are dealing with mental health issues is crucial.' 'But if New Yorkers don't feel safe, we are failing,' Adams said. The third component of the plan, care, involves getting severely mentally ill people out of the system and into longer-term inpatient treatment. RELATED STORY: MTA installing 2 cameras on each of its more than 6,300 subway cars

'Violent attacks, muggings, a 15-year-old boy losing his life to violence just a week ago, nine homicides in our subway so far this year, tragic losses of life,' Hochul said.Īdding cameras means pushing for them on individual train cars. She is having the state-run MTA Police Department add officers to the biggest transit hubs to help make subways safer after high-profile crimes one after the other.

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