Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy directly linked a rise in subway felony assaults to Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY), accusing her of failing to protect riders.
New York Police Department data showed that subway felony assaults rose by 20% since last year, despite other crimes decreasing. Duffy sought to connect this to Hochul and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, as the two sides engage in a wider feud over congestion pricing.
“Felony assaults on NYC’s subways are up 20%! @GovKathyHochul and @MTA are failing to maintain safety,” he said in a post on X. “More than a third of these assaults involve our brave transit workers. Commuters, transit employees, travelers — they all deserve better than this.”…