New York Gov. Hochul to Deploy National Guard to NYC Subway Stations

New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul announced plans Wednesday to deploy the state’s National Guard to the New York City subway system in an effort to help police search passengers’ bags at entrances to busy stations for weapons following a series of high-profile crimes on city trains.

Ms. Hochul said she plans to deploy 750 members of the National Guard to the subways to assist the New York Police Department with the bag inspections.

The move came as part of a larger effort from the governor’s office to address crime in the subway, which included a legislative proposal to ban people from trains if they are convicted of assaulting a subway passenger and the installation of cameras in conductor cabins to protect transit workers.