Recent violent incidents, including murders and shootings, on the New York City subway system have drawn national attention. Efforts by city leaders, such as deploying the National Guard, have been criticized for not addressing underlying issues. Controversy arose over accuracy in reporting crime statistics and the response of NYPD officials to the situation.
🍎Harry Siegel: Subway cop bosses talk After train shooting, before deadly shoving, 2 top NYPD officials assured NY of “making arrests ... enforcement ... near historic levels.” Shover’s brother said mentally ill can “go to jail” or commit crime. No help https://t.co/EP7YFN783B
It’s true that Harry made a mistake, which he quickly corrected and apologized for (happens to the best of us!), but it’s also true that Adams admin does everything it can to minimize and distract from the sadly non-mistake fivefold increase in random subway murder since 2020. https://t.co/lEB2zFdLr9
🍎Harry Siegel: Subway cop bosses talk After train shooting, before deadly shoving, 2 top NYPD officials assured of “making arrests ... enforcement ... near historic levels.” Shover’s brother said mentally ill can “go to jail” or commit a crime. No help https://t.co/EP7YFN783B
Incredible cop talk, to say an editor's note correcting a simple, single error of fact—which is on me—means "admitting the article was flawed." A chief &2 commissioners tweeting all day about this w/out ever addressing the substance of the column, and now saying "time to move on" https://t.co/2MCjkOFtFl
Glad to see that the @NYDailyNews updated the article (although it took over 15 hours to do so) by issuing an editor’s note admitting Harry Siegel’s @harrysiegel article was flawed and contained inaccurate information. Now let’s put this behind us and move forward. Our focus,… https://t.co/SsPqwjGTYT https://t.co/E4yLhhX0Pt
Deploying the National Guard won’t solve the underlying issues behind the NYC subway's crime problem. Read more from @laureldugg 👇 https://t.co/8MdPpTR6QX
Oh, Harry! You had to make a retraction on something as simple as homicides stats? We all make mistakes, been there myself. Your timing on this article, plus who you mainly write for, @THECITYNY, clearly demonstrates the overall disdain for the NYPD. The very cops that protect… https://t.co/C1JlqRNRZ1
Democratic city leaders have been struggling to rein in crime on the subway for years. Read more from @laureldugg on the uphill battle to change crime policy 👇 https://t.co/8MdPpTR6QX
Thanks for reading. I see that you and @NYPDTransit — who tweeted a highly inaccurate "list of inaccuracies" — shift from talking about "your police" to "we are the police and you are just a gadfly" real quick. https://t.co/3PA1jangiX
Hey @harrysiegel everyone has an opinion. It’s a shame the Daily News chose to share yours — wild inaccuracies and all. It’s true we don’t track “defecation,” but we do track murder — and you managed to get that wrong. Rest assured, we will continue to enforce the law and make… https://t.co/ERBYzS0AoC
HARRY SIEGEL | Subway cop bosses talk themselves into cuffs Days before the latest deadly train shooting and shoving, two top NYPD officials assured straphangers that things are going great underground, @harrysiegel writes. https://t.co/eCRfGbzP0S
Citizen: most subway crime is done by like 13 dudes NYC: we'll fill the subways with the national guard! Citizen: or just round up the obviously schizo ppl?? NYC: body scanners for everyone would be more equitable Citizen: ugh, fine, and if I stop one? NYC: straight to jail https://t.co/d8pCTr9vE0
Adams, Hochul struggle to stop unrelenting violent subway crime wave in New York City A recent spate of murders, random acts of violence, and a shooting on the New York City subway system have thrust the city into the national spotlight. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/c1DOrybx8Y