President Donald Trump’s administration has asked New York City’s transit authorities to reduce crime across the city or face huge cuts in federal funds.
Sean Duffy, Transport Secretary A final atum was sent to the Metro Transportation Agency (MTA) in a letter Tuesday, saying the new government would “restore orders” here. The federal government currently provides billions of dollars in funding to the MTA.
“The trend of violent crime, homelessness and other threats to public safety on our country’s most prominent metro system is unacceptable. After years of crime policy, our department is stepping in to restore order.”
He added: “Commuters are tired of their feelings, like they have to endanger their safety, go to work, go to school or travel around the city. We will continue to fight to ensure their federal taxes are heading towards a crime-free commute.”
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Shipping Seconds Sean Duffy threatens to cut funds if New York City does not reduce crime. (Eduardo Munozalvarez/ViewPress/Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Duffy’s letter presented data on MTA tax evasion, worker attacks, customer attacks and police patrols. It also requires security and security on how the MTA uses federal funds to address the city’s transportation system.
“Thank you for your quick attention to this matter to avoid further consequences until and redirect or withhold funds,” Duffy wrote.
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John McCarthy, head of policy and external relations at MTA, believes the crime is “moving in the right direction” and responded to Duffy’s letter on Tuesday.
“The crime rate has dropped by 40% compared to the same period before the 2020 pandemic, and so far, there have been fewer daily major crimes in daily shipping than any non-pandemic year,” McCarthy said.
McCarthy’s statement responded that MTA chief Janno Lieber proposed in January Recent high-profile subway attacks It has been “stolen by people’s heads” and makes them feel that the subway system is unsafe.
New York City authorities have sought ways to combat fares across the city. (Michael Dogan/Fox News figures)
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Lieber posted a comment In a appearance on a Bloomberg Talk, the podcast reported by Bloomberg News, it was believed that “the overall statistics were positive.”
“Last year, we actually had 12.5% less crime than we had in 2019, the last year of Covid. But there is no doubt that some of these high-profile incidents have had horrible attacks, trapped in people’s minds and made the entire system unsafe.”
