MTA Interim Transit President Sarah Feinberg on Friday reprimanded Mayor Bill de Blasio for the recent upsurge in metro violence, saying such crimes could be prevented with more police on the rail.
Finberg said in a statement that the latest metro attack – which he described as “five very serious armed robbery and assassination incidents at stations on the same line” – “all from an equal presence on each of these platforms. Could be stopped
“The responsibility for these vicious attacks is not on the already tight police department – it falls on City Hall and the individuals who are taking advantage of the mayor’s negligence on the issue,” Feinberg raided.
Finberg said of De Blasio, “If they need a wake-up call, that’s it. That’s enough.”
“The mayor is risking New York’s recovery every time he lets these events go without meaningful action.”
His agency said in a statement that mayor candidates to succeed de Blasio during Thursday night’s first debate for the Democratic nomination for mayor said they would respond to the MTA’s call for additional resources to address crime .
Those candidates, the MTA said, were Eric Adams, Sean Donovan, Catherine Garcia, Ray McGuire and Andrew Yang.
De Blasio spokesman Bill Netherhart Overturned the transit agency in a tweet, “The MTA jumped the shark with a highly political statement.
“Their response to Stabbings is to endorse a shortlist of mayoral candidates?” Said Nidhardt. “Taking a political swipe at the mayor without mentioning the 500 officer surge at the top of the 2,500-strong transit force.”
“Politics before the facts,” Neidhart said.
Police say thugs randomly attacked five strangers during a grueling 12-minute break at three different subway stops in Manhattan early Friday, killing four people and punching another.
For a week, there were attacks on the rail amid large-scale violence.
Tony Utano, president of the Transport Workers Union Local 100, also reprimanded De Blasio in a statement, blaming the mayor solely for the metro crime.
“Since last Sunday, there have been 15 serious attacks on New York City transit riders and transit workers with knives, stabs and fists. God knows what the weekend will bring, ”said Utano.
“These incidents are unfortunately no longer about crimes, or criminals, or victims. They are about a boy who can take action, but refuses to do so. And with this criminal inaction, Mayor de Blasio has created a crisis of confidence in our transit system, ”he said.
“The blood of these victims is in the hands of Mayor de Blasio.
“New York transit riders and transit workers deserve better. When the mayor takes the metro, he is rescued by NYPD detectives, and he inadvertently declares that the subways are safe,” Utano said. “We need a large, visible police presence in the subway riding trains and patrolling platforms at all times of the day.”
Utano alleged that De Blasio “has clearly investigated New York” and should step down as mayor.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, who was at the forefront of the mayor’s race, on Friday reiterated his call for more police officers in the city’s metro system.
“These attacks on the metro this week and the huge increase in crime over the past few months should upset and anger all New Yorkers,” Adams said.
“We have to face it: crime is not getting better; it is getting worse. It cannot continue. I have said it time and time again: Public safety is a pre-requisite for prosperity.
“On Monday, I stood with TWU Local 100 activists to call on more police officers on our metro system and serious mental health resources to make New Yorkers feel safe enough to ride our subways again. It immediately. Should be, ”Adams said.
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