"NY Governor Deploys National Guard and State Police to Combat Subway Crime Surge"

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is deploying nearly 1,000 National Guard members, state police, and MTA officers to conduct bag checks in the city's subway system in response to a recent surge in high-profile crimes. The effort aims to enhance subway safety and combat criminal activity, with Hochul also proposing legislation to empower judges to ban subway criminals from riding the rails. Despite the increase in subway crime, MTA CEO Janno Lieber emphasized that a small number of individuals are responsible for a disproportionate amount of these incidents.