An NYPD officer will be posted on every overnight subway train for the next six months under a new plan by Gov. Kathy Hochul to tackle rising transit violence.
Hochul unveiled the subway police surge during her “State of the State” speech Tuesday in Albany – and said the state will pick up the tab.
“I want to see uniformed police on the platforms, but more importantly, we will put an officer on every single train, overnight – 9 p.m. to 5 a.m – over the next six months and the state will support these efforts financially,” she said.
The surge is arguably a mixed message from Hochul, who has crowed about increased subway safety as recently as Dec. 23 – a day after a sleeping straphanger was killed when she was set on fire aboard a Brooklyn train.
Hochul, during her State of the State speech, also said she’ll direct the MTA to install platform barriers in 100 more subway stations. She said every station will receive bright LED lighting by the end of this year.
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