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Transport Secretary Sean Duffy slammed Wednesday New York Governor Kathy Hochul and the Metropolitan Transportation Agency (MTA), accusing New York City subway of discount safety risks.
“@MTA and @Govkathyhochul continue to say that the New York subway is totally safe. At the same time, criminals continue to intimidate innocent New Yorkers,” Duffy wrote in an article on X. “We are working to make the commuter safe again.”
In December, a 57-year-old woman was allegedly entitled to be Illegal immigration Depart from Guatemala in a terrible metro attack.
Less than a month later, on New Year’s Eve New York City The man was charged with murder after allegedly pushed a 45-year-old man onto subway tracks.
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Fox News Digital reported that in 2024, subway felony attacks increased, and homicides doubled to 10.
However, overall, subway crime rates fell by 5.4%, according to the New York Police Department.
Duffy In March, it was pointed out that the New York City transportation authorities must reduce crimes or face federal funding cuts.
Right Sebastian Zapeta was arraigned on January 7 in Brooklyn, New York on murder and arson charges, allegedly caught fire while he was sleeping on a New York City subway train. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Number)
“The trend of violent crime, homelessness and threats to public safety are unacceptable,” Duffy wrote in the letter. “After years of crime policy, our department has stepped in to restore order.”
Fox News Digital has reported that the letter asked for copies of MTA’s data about fare escapes, worker attacks, customer attacks and police patrols.
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Members of the New York Police Department and National Guard conducted a random bag search on the New York Metro system on March 11, 2024. Gov. Kathy Hochul deployed 750 National Guard members to combat crime levels across the subway. (Matthew McDermott for Fox News Digital)
It also asks to explain how to get billions of dollars in MTA from MTA Federal Governmenttaxpayer funds have been used to solve safety and security issues.
“Commuters are tired of having to endanger their safety, go to work, go to school or travel around the city,” Duffy wrote in the letter. “We will continue to fight to ensure their federal taxes will move towards a crime-free commute.”
DOT, MTA and Hochul’s offices did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Anders Hagstrom and Lindsay Kornick of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.
