"NYC Subway Crime: Hochul's National Guard Deployment Sparks Immediate Backlash"

Governor Kathy Hochul's deployment of the National Guard and State Police in the New York City subway to address crime concerns faced immediate criticism from both the left and centrists. Critics on the left warned of criminalizing the public and labeled the response as authoritarian, while centrists expressed concerns about the militarization of the approach. Even the top brass from the New York Police Department took issue, emphasizing that the governor's plan was not a novel technique and implying that it was beside the point, as recent statistics suggested a drop in transit crime due to increased police presence.