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> down from 231 last year

I have no idea what you’re talking about. Oh wait, are you referring to the news media? Noted I guess. I’ve seen scaremongering on both sides, especially when dealing with change.

Anyway, for context, because the first thing I wondered that the linked article completely delivered on was, out of how many passengers?

TY: 3,834,806 vs. LY: 3,303,727 and that’s a single days ridership in the city. That’s more than the population of many states. While it’s good news that the number of crimes decreased from 231 to 147, isn’t it also impressive that the number is so low considering the amount of people that take the subway? I’m frankly impressed with the safety of the New York subway system. Brilliant work by everyone involved. I had no idea it was that good, not being exposed to that volume, I simply didn’t have a frame of reference. Just wow.



It’s genuinely incredible how safe the nyc subways are. The only thing more incredible is the insane propaganda effort that’s been pushed for half a century to slander the subways and the city itself.




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