Gov. Hochul Deploys National Guard To Protect NYC Subways

Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday announced she will deploy a contingent of National Guard troops and other law enforcement officers to crack down on rampant crime in New York City subways.

A sure sign that lawlessness is out of control is when a Democratic governor calls up the National Guard to protect citizens from violence.

Hochul’s order will send 750 Guard troops and another 250 officers from State Police and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to the Big Apple. One of their duties will be conducting baggage checks in the city’s busiest transportation hubs.

In a statement, Hochul declared, “These brazen heinous attacks on our subway system will not be tolerated. No one headed to their job or to visit family or go to a doctor appointment should worry that the person sitting next to them possesses a deadly weapon.”

Embattled Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams told a press conference Tuesday that he is present on the subway system.

He said that riders tell him that nothing adds to the sense of security quite like seeing an officer in the token booth or walking through the train cars checking on passengers.

Adams in February moved 1,000 police officers into the subways after a rash of violence that included people being shoved onto the tracks.

The culprits are often the mentally ill and homeless who congregate in the system.

On a recent “Good Day New York,” Adams noted that it’s the same people repeatedly carrying out these crimes. He said that 38 individuals committed attacks on transit workers. “Out of those 38 people, they committed 1,126 crimes in our city — recidivism crisis.”

With this in mind, a drastic change in the city’s prosecutor’s offices would be a great start.

The New York Police Department reported that, despite a general decrease in violent crime, 2023 saw a record number of subway attacks. Crime in the transit system overall is up 13% compared to the same time last year. Violent attacks in the subway system have currently risen 11%.

Hochul supports a new bill in the New York Legislature to prohibit anyone who has been convicted of a violent crime against another passenger from riding the city subway system. It has been attempted but with no success in the past.

The governor still touted the possibility. “A judge will now have the power to make sure that for at least three years they’ll have the ability to keep you off the subways.”