NYC Mayor Eric Adams says increased subway security is ‘the new norm’

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams anticipates continuing to have the National Guard stationed throughout the city’s subway system for the foreseeable future.

The city is a week into its deployment of the National Guard, state troopers, and NYPD officers performing security operations and bag checks. This came as a result of police data on subway crime reporting it is up 13% compared to 2023, with assaults in particular up 11%.

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