The chief insists that the department's policing strategies are paying off.
That includes adding 350 officers to patrol the system, while ordering other officers to conduct station visits while on routine street patrol.
Officers are also enforcing so-called quality of life offenses, like panhandling and boarding the trains with piles of trash, smoking and fare evasion."We now have service providers there, we now have clinicians, and we're getting people the help they need," Corey said."Chief Corey's presentation today strongly indicates to us that the mayor is following through on his commitments," Utano said.
In June, the MTA surveyed riders and found that barely half were satisfied with the subways-and that crime was a major factor. One of the crimes most feared by riders is felony assault-which is up 18 percent. "We have a lot more work to do," Corey said. "But what I'm seeing right now is measurable, sustained progress."
When Eyewitness News reporter N.J. Burkett specifically if the worst was over for crime in the transit system, Chief Corey answered, 'Yes' without a hint of hesitation.ALSO READ |
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