Transit crime is down 44.4% this week compared to the same week last year, down 26.6% over the last four weeks compared to the same time period last year, and down 7.8% year to date compared to 2023.
He will succeed Richard Davey, who served as president of New York City Transit from May 2022 until announcing his departure this week.
The city is exploring, and will soon begin piloting, emerging technologies designed to detect weapons carried by travelers into the transit system.
The plan includes surging State personnel to assist NYPD bag checks, a new program bill that would permit transit bans for individuals that assault other passengers, adding new cameras to protect conductor cabins, and more.
The project will brighten every subway platform and mezzanine, increasing safety system-wide and enhancing the customer experience.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul also announced 1,000 of the agency's subway cars are now equipped with cameras.
The initial $182 million award is for the first component of the Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 project, which will finally deliver subway service to residents of East Harlem.
The subway recorded 2,744,462 paid rides on Saturday, October 28, the highest weekend day total since 2020.
In addition to a new animated video, station agents from New York City Transit greeted riders at Atlantic Ave-Barclays Center and Fulton Street stations to distribute commemorative anniversary stickers.
NYC Transit has now completed 11 of 12 stations that were scheduled to receive renovation work in the first quarter of 2023.
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