Curtis Sliwa Says the Red Guardians Will Be Maintaining Presence in NYC Subways Once Again

SLIWA Well you know ░░░░░░░░ and night patrols three ░░░░░░░░ patrols who are all ░░░░░░░░ walking through the cars ░░░░░░░░ is something the police ░░░░░░░░ longer do Notice there ░░░░░░░░ no mental health workers ░░░░░░░░ know crisis intervention They ░░░░░░░░ all these fancy names ░░░░░░░░ haven t seen them ░░░░░░░░ we spent millions of ░░░░░░░░ I might add Our ░░░░░░░░ is a do a ░░░░░░░░ check on a homeless ░░░░░░░░ if they re homeless ░░░░░░░░ emotionally disturbed see if ░░░░░░░░ re okay If all ░░░░░░░░ a sudden we walk ░░░░░░░░ a situation where there ░░░░░░░░ an episode which oftentimes ░░░░░░░░ we have to calm ░░░░░░░░ down A lot of ░░░░░░░░ these homeless and emotionally ░░░░░░░░ persons they know of ░░░░░░░░ guardian angels We can ░░░░░░░░ a calming effect We ░░░░░░░░ also bring the situation ░░░░░░░░ the attention of the ░░░░░░░░ on the platform If ░░░░░░░░ are cops you re ░░░░░░░░ to probably see them ░░░░░░░░ the platforms Generally that ░░░░░░░░ why we always stick ░░░░░░░░ heads out at the ░░░░░░░░ and we always check ░░░░░░░░ the north to the ░░░░░░░░ If there are any ░░░░░░░░ officers we would hold ░░░░░░░░ door open tell the ░░░░░░░░ we need the police ░░░░░░░░ here Citizens won t ░░░░░░░░ that because unfortunately the ░░░░░░░░ Penny effect has frozen ░░░░░░░░ They re not going ░░░░░░░░ get involved I ve ░░░░░░░░ grown men who normally ░░░░░░░░ have gotten involved they ░░░░░░░░ just not getting involved ░░░░░░░░ longer We train this ░░░░░░░░ what we do we ░░░░░░░░ how to do it ░░░░░░░░ we ll coordinate it ░░░░░░░░ we get on the ░░░░░░░░ with the conductor who ░░░░░░░░ has more freedom than ░░░░░░░░ motormen but will obviously ░░░░░░░░ sure that that train ░░░░░░░░ stopped and that the ░░░░░░░░ respond and that we ░░░░░░░░ we keep order in ░░░░░░░░ car so that nobody ░░░░░░░░ hurt including the emotionally ░░░░░░░░ person or the homeless ░░░░░░░░