Hochul proposes mental health law to curb violent NYC subway crime
Following a series of violent subway crimes allegedly committed by individuals with mental health issues, New York Gov. Kathy ...
Hochul unveils vague plan to tackle NYC mental health crisis as subway violence plagues city
Gov. Kathy Hochul pledged Friday to stop the runaway train of subway violence by making it easier to involuntarily commit and ...
To curb NYC subway violence, Gov. Kathy Hochul seeks to expand mental health laws
The move comes after several high-profile violent incidents in the New York City subway system, including the death of a ...
Subway crimes prompt Gov. Kathy Hochul to push for change to N.Y.'s involuntary commitment laws
Gov. Kathy Hochul says the recent surge in violence in the subway "cannot continue." She says she will include new ...
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The NYPD is dispatching more police officers to NYC’s subway stations with the highest crime rates
According to the NYPD’s most recent crime report , 2024 saw a 5.4% drop in crime within the subway system—more than double the crime reduction in 2023. And that’s included in the overall reduction of ...
NY governor touts increased surveillance amid MTA mayhem: Cameras in 'every single subway car'
After a surge in violence in the New York subway in the last few weeks, Gov. Kathy Hochul boasts that security cameras have ...
Congestion pricing advocate attacked at NYC subway station — as new $9 toll pushes people into mass transit
A pro-congestion pricing proponent was attacked at a Manhattan subway station over the weekend — even as the group wants to ...
Brooklyn man suspected in NYC subway stabbings has lengthy arrest record, reports say
It turns out a man who stabbed two people in separate incidents on a New York City subway reportedly has a lengthy criminal ...
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Hochul says 2025 is the year to change involuntary commitment laws
Despite past opposition from lawmakers, the governor once again plans to propose expansions to laws involving involuntary ...
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Hochul proposes expanding involuntary commitment
To address subway safety concerns, Kathy Hochul suggested changes to legal criteria for involuntary commitment, but civil ...
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Rep. Ritchie Torres blasts Gov. Hochul over subway crime
Rep. Ritchie Torres took to social media this week to criticize Gov. Kathy Hochul's response to transit crime, following a ...
New York lawmaker calls on Hochul to get state’s rampant crime ‘under control’
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis's (R-NY) criticism of Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) was also directed toward a new congestion tax that just went into effect in New York City.