NYPD top cop Keechant Sewell and Chief of Transit Jason Wilcox personally rode a Midtown subway train and toured several stations Tuesday evening as public concern over transit safety rises.
The NYPD brass was observed swiping at the turnstile inside the 51st Street and Lexington Avenue station just before 8 p.m. on Oct. 11. amNewYork Metro was the only newspaper to join the pair as they performed a walkthrough of the station to observe the current state of the system.
“People are telling us they want to see more visibility with the officers. They want more engagement with the officers, and we agree with that, we understand that. We’re doing everything we can to make sure we put officers where they need to be, people have to be safe in the subway system. They have to feel safe.
Sewell and Wilcox boarded a downtown 6 train and spoke with several commuters during the ride. Passengers indicated to the pair that crime within the system weighs heavy on their minds and would like to see even more action taken. While several high-profile crimes have occurred inside stations and abroad trains, statistics released by the NYPD state that only “six major crimes” take place each day amidst an average of 3 million riders.
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