New law impacts crime monitoring on city transit system
Two Brooklyn pols, on Monday, January 4, announced that legislation they penned to curb criminal activity on the New York City transit system had been signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo.
The new law – sponsored by State Senator Marty Golden and Assemblymember James Brennan – will require the New York City Police Department to report to the New York City Council any and all criminal conduct that occurs on subways and buses. The reports, they said, will include the police precinct, the type of crime and the specific subway line or bus route.
“The information gathered will help direct resources to target patterns of criminal activity on a certain bus or train routes,” said Golden, a former cop, who represents a swathe of Southern Brooklyn. “I am confident that this new law will bring about a change in the way in which we fight crime on our transit system, making it safer for all those who travel.”