Gov. Kathy Hochul is leaning into NYPD overtime spending for her subway safety strategy, amplifying the city’s already historic overtime spending on law enforcement. Some transit and good governance observers, however, say they are skeptical of the cost-effectiveness.
The deployment will include 300 officers deployed on every overnight train and an additional 750 on stations and platforms, the governor said.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wants "to see more uniformed police officers" on New York City subway trains to combat crime, she said in her State of the State address.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul laid out an ambitious agenda for 2025 during her State of the State address at the Hart Theater in Albany on Tuesday.
Kyren Lacy, the former Louisiana State University football player expected to be an in-demand pick at the NFL draft, has been arrested on a negligent homicide charge after a deadly car crash last month. Lacy was arrested and taken into custody on Jan. 12, two days after a warrant for his ...
Governor Kathy Hochul introduces a safety initiative to increase NYPD presence and infrastructure updates on NY subways.
Gov. Hochul pressed for making it easier to involuntarily remove people from the streets and subways if they are suffering from mental illness, but made clear she is not planning to tackle bail
The NYPD wants your help identifying a man they say set off several small fires in Lower Manhattan and Queens, including one on board a subway train.