Transportation
Hochul Adds Another 250 National Guard Officers to NYC’s Subway
- Governor boosts security on transit system amid holiday season
- Major felonies on the subway are down 6% compared with 2023
New York State Police, MTAPD and New York National Guard patrol at Grand Central Station in New York City, on March 6.
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul is sending 250 additional National Guard officers into New York City’s subway system, adding to an initiative she begin in March to boost security on the nation’s largest transit network.
The addition will put the number of National Guard members across the city’s transit system at 1,000. While the number of reported major felonies in the subway are down 6% this year through Dec. 15 compared with 2023, stabbings and headline-grabbing assaults continue to plague the system.