New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) and Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) are fighting back against crime in the New York City subway system by reinstating bag checks.
Hochul announced Wednesday she is deploying 1,000 additional law enforcement officers to the subway, including 750 New York National Guard members and 250 members of law enforcement. Adams ordered an additional 1,000 law enforcement officials to patrol the subway in February after the city saw a 45% increase in crime in January compared to January of last year.
“We know people feel unsafe,” Adams said. “We are reinstituting bag checks. There are several things we are reinstituting in the system.” Adams said bag checks will likely begin next week.
The National Guard and state police will work with the NYPD to ensure weapons are not brought into the subway.
“These brazen heinous attacks on our subway system will not be tolerated,” Hochul said. “No one heading to their job or to visit family or go to a doctor appointment should worry that the person sitting next to them possesses a deadly weapon.”
Hotchul also proposed a bill for increased safety on the subway, including a ban on those convicted of violent crimes on the subway from public transportation.
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Down the road, Adams is looking to implement technology into the subway system to detect weapons using similar technology to TSA detection at airports.
“We’re definitely on the pathway of coming up with some new technology that’s going to help us identify weapons, as well as guns,” Adams said. “My big thing is guns.”
