Increase in violence reported over holiday weekend as mayor’s subway safety plan takes effect
At least eight different cases of violence on subway platforms and trains have been reported so far during this long holiday weekend, including last night at the Franklin Avenue station in Brooklyn.
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Feb 21, 2022, 2:52 PM
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Updated 787 days ago
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yesterdayNew York City Mayor Eric
Adams’ subway safety plan takes effect today and some say it is coming at the
perfect time.
At least eight different
cases of violence on subway platforms and trains have been reported so far
during this long holiday weekend, including last night at the Franklin Avenue
station in Brooklyn.
According to police around
12:30 a.m. a man was waiting for a train, saw another man on the platform staring at
him and when he asked why, the man allegedly took out a hatchet and swung at
him.
Police say
the man missed, and transit cops were in the station at the time and arrested
the suspect, who they identified as Robert Griffits, of Flatbush.
Officials
say an increased presences of transit police is something that can be expected
more under Adams’ new subway safety plan.
The plan
includes sending 30 joint response teams, which include cops, along with people
from the Department of Health and Department of Homeless Services, into the a subway station.
The goal
is to create an increase emphasis on enforcing existing subway rules, like not
allowing people to lie across seats, and making sure everyone gets off the
train at the last stop.
However,
the mayor’s plan won’t be seen on every subway
line, it starts by targeting just the A, E, 1, 2, N and R trains.
