Gov. Hochul on if New Yorkers Do Not Want Their Bags Checked by the National Guard: ‘You’re Not Taking the Subway’

MENEFEE If you live ░░░░░░░░ you know that the ░░░░░░░░ plan to make the ░░░░░░░░ safer was unveiled by ░░░░░░░░ York Governor Kathy Hochul ░░░░░░░░ SCOTTO So the multi ░░░░░░░░ plan involves adding more ░░░░░░░░ deploying the National Guard ░░░░░░░░ governor also wants legislation ░░░░░░░░ would ban anyone convicted ░░░░░░░░ assault on the transit ░░░░░░░░ system Joining us with ░░░░░░░░ and we re going ░░░░░░░░ discuss this all dissect ░░░░░░░░ Governor Kathy Hochul Nice ░░░░░░░░ have you back on ░░░░░░░░ Day New York HOCHUL ░░░░░░░░ you Great to see ░░░░░░░░ of you SCOTTO By ░░░░░░░░ way very dramatic National ░░░░░░░░ coming to a New ░░░░░░░░ City subway What brought ░░░░░░░░ to that point HOCHUL ░░░░░░░░ have had a series ░░░░░░░░ high profile crimes that ░░░░░░░░ shaken the security of ░░░░░░░░ Yorkers Statistically it s ░░░░░░░░ what it used to ░░░░░░░░ it s better much ░░░░░░░░ but I m not ░░░░░░░░ to talk about statistics ░░░░░░░░ m going to talk ░░░░░░░░ feelings and emotions and ░░░░░░░░ psychology of a city ░░░░░░░░ want more people on ░░░░░░░░ subways We re not ░░░░░░░░ back to the pre ░░░░░░░░ levels And if people ░░░░░░░░ feeling unsafe and won ░░░░░░░░ come then I have ░░░░░░░░ do something about it ░░░░░░░░ work with our mayor ░░░░░░░░ mayor already deployed 1 ░░░░░░░░ more NYPD That was ░░░░░░░░ great move He has ░░░░░░░░ primary responsibility for policing ░░░░░░░░ subways But I also ░░░░░░░░ assets that I can ░░░░░░░░ to just calm down ░░░░░░░░ fever right now Because ░░░░░░░░ you have a subway ░░░░░░░░ with his throat slashed ░░░░░░░░ I spoke to the ░░░░░░░░ who saved him yesterday ░░░░░░░░ s extraordinary and another ░░░░░░░░ hit with a glass ░░░░░░░░ SCOTTO That was like ░░░░░░░░ just an hour after ░░░░░░░░ made this announcement yesterday ░░░░░░░░ Exactly Exactly So guess ░░░░░░░░ We re going to ░░░░░░░░ some strong action There ░░░░░░░░ no search and frisk ░░░░░░░░ s no stop and ░░░░░░░░ There s no profiling ░░░░░░░░ this is a deterrent ░░░░░░░░ you want to commit ░░░░░░░░ crime Go somewhere else ░░░░░░░░ on our subway SCOTTO ░░░░░░░░ But so you re ░░░░░░░░ to have a National ░░░░░░░░ there And they re ░░░░░░░░ to search bags HOCHUL ░░░░░░░░ Randomly There there there ░░░░░░░░ a statistical SCOTTO What ░░░░░░░░ if you don t ░░░░░░░░ your bag searched HOCHUL ░░░░░░░░ go home You can ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ you You can say ░░░░░░░░ but you re not ░░░░░░░░ the subway SCOTTO How ░░░░░░░░ you going to enforce ░░░░░░░░ I mean it s ░░░░░░░░ to get people to ░░░░░░░░ the fare right now ░░░░░░░░ still have so many ░░░░░░░░ evading fares HOCHUL Well ░░░░░░░░ where these individuals are ░░░░░░░░ Right near the turnstiles ░░░░░░░░ you want to look ░░░░░░░░ the eye of a ░░░░░░░░ officer or an MTA ░░░░░░░░ Police or a National ░░░░░░░░ and still jump the ░░░░░░░░ the fair Go ahead ░░░░░░░░ There s so many ░░░░░░░░ to so you know ░░░░░░░░ subway station HOCHUL Yeah ░░░░░░░░ How do you patrol ░░░░░░░░ I mean do you ░░░░░░░░ someone stationed at every ░░░░░░░░ Do you have select ░░░░░░░░ HOCHUL We are looking ░░░░░░░░ the main transit hubs ░░░░░░░░ the most people come ░░░░░░░░ We re going for ░░░░░░░░ to supplement the NYPD ░░░░░░░░ efforts throughout the whole ░░░░░░░░ And the other element ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ cameras on every single ░░░░░░░░ Now this is something ░░░░░░░░ was talked about I ░░░░░░░░ getting it done I ░░░░░░░░ rather be in the ░░░░░░░░ of preventing crimes than ░░░░░░░░ to solve them And ░░░░░░░░ people know that they ░░░░░░░░ being watched that there ░░░░░░░░ a camera that ll ░░░░░░░░ if they harm someone ░░░░░░░░ bring out a gun ░░░░░░░░ a knife they re ░░░░░░░░ to get caught I ░░░░░░░░ that s going to ░░░░░░░░ a powerful effect on ░░░░░░░░ psychology of the criminals ░░░░░░░░ there s also a ░░░░░░░░ of individuals who are ░░░░░░░░ well who have severe ░░░░░░░░ health problems.”