So what we've found is that our patrols are most effective when they are flexible. Yes, we have hundreds of additional cops working overnight, many of them on train cars and many of them on platforms. But We appreciate the flexibility to put cops where the crime is occurring, so not necessarily two cops on every train car. Governor Hochul, you're saying that crime is down, that the transit system is the safest. It's been in quite some time, but yet we're still seeing these high profile cases pop up. (18:24–18:35)
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