Adams announced Friday his administration will host a “high-level summit” at Gracie Mansion, which is the official residence of New York City’s mayor, on Saturday and Sunday to discuss solutions to crime in the city. New York City has been reeling from several high-profile violent crimes in the past few months, including in its subway system, prompting officials to enhance their crime fighting strategies. New York City announces plan to increase safety, address homelessness in subway system People walk through a subway station in Manhattan on Januin New York City. Transit police officers will be deployed at four major commuter railroad hubs, including Penn Station, Grand Central Station, Atlantic Terminal, and Sutphin-Archer (Jamaica) Station, which will free up roughly 100 NYPD officers for deployments at other transit locations, according to a joint news release. Here’s what we’re calling it: ‘Cops, Cameras, Care.’ “ And we’re providing New Yorkers the support and the help they need. “We’ve leaned into proven law enforcement strategies, investing in new technologies that will make a difference.

“We have a crime fighting strategy,” Hochul said during the news conference.

The transit authority will also employ unarmed security guards at turnstiles to increase security presence and deter fare evasion, Hochul said. However, officials did not say how much money the city will receive as part of the investment. The new initiatives will include a significant investment from the state’s public emergency fund to support a surge of roughly 1,200 additional overtime officer shifts on subway platforms and trains each day. The gubernatorial election is just over two weeks away, on November 8. Lee Zeldin, the Republican nominee for governor of New York, over public safety. In recent weeks, Hochul has been hammered by Rep. Kathy Hochul spoke at a news conference Saturday about the plans to increase subway safety, alongside New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York Police Department Commissioner Keechant Sewell and Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chair and CEO Janno Lieber. New York state and city officials are bolstering their efforts to combat crime and mental illness in New York City’s subway system with an increased police presence and new training for officers on engaging with homeless individuals.

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