Sec. Duffy: ‘If We Can’t Consider the Subway a Subway and Not a Homeless Shelter, We’re Going to Pull Your Money’

DUFFY It s it ░░░░░░░░ dangerous it s dirty ░░░░░░░░ the city has spent ░░░░░░░░ of dollars on migrants ░░░░░░░░ housing and feeding them ░░░░░░░░ they can t spend ░░░░░░░░ of dollars to clean ░░░░░░░░ your subway And so ░░░░░░░░ question might be well ░░░░░░░░ re the secretary of ░░░░░░░░ what role do you ░░░░░░░░ in New York s ░░░░░░░░ Well we give millions ░░░░░░░░ dollars a year to ░░░░░░░░ New York subway and ░░░░░░░░ of the requirement is ░░░░░░░░ keep it safe And ░░░░░░░░ what we re going ░░░░░░░░ do is say listen ░░░░░░░░ you can t keep ░░░░░░░░ subway safe if people ░░░░░░░░ t go to the ░░░░░░░░ and not be afraid ░░░░░░░░ being stabbed or thrown ░░░░░░░░ front of tracks or ░░░░░░░░ and we can t ░░░░░░░░ the subway a subway ░░░░░░░░ not a homeless shelter ░░░░░░░░ re going to pull ░░░░░░░░ money And it s ░░░░░░░░ just New York it ░░░░░░░░ be Chicago it ll ░░░░░░░░ Washington D C The ░░░░░░░░ people expect their subways ░░░░░░░░ be places where they ░░░░░░░░ come in and out ░░░░░░░░ cities and do it ░░░░░░░░ And by the way ░░░░░░░░ t it be nice ░░░░░░░░ it was clean Jones ░░░░░░░░ DUFFY So again if ░░░░░░░░ don t get on ░░░░░░░░ to change their ways ░░░░░░░░ re pulling cash And ░░░░░░░░ we shouldn t have ░░░░░░░░ do that you guys ░░░░░░░░ should go just good ░░░░░░░░ would dictate that we ░░░░░░░░ clean safe subways They ░░░░░░░░ want that They don ░░░░░░░░ want you to drive ░░░░░░░░ car They want you ░░░░░░░░ take a train Well ░░░░░░░░ you want me to ░░░░░░░░ a train make the ░░░░░░░░ safe make it clean ░░░░░░░░ if you won t ░░░░░░░░ that we re going ░░░░░░░░ pull money and give ░░░░░░░░ the incentive to make ░░░░░░░░ happen You mentioned stats ░░░░░░░░ From today to 2019 ░░░░░░░░ is up 56 percent ░░░░░░░░ up 56 percent in ░░░░░░░░ York subways just in ░░░░░░░░ last six years since ░░░░░░░░ Covid So crime s ░░░░░░░░ going down If you ░░░░░░░░ the subway crime s ░░░░░░░░ up And so we ░░░░░░░░ going to take action ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ dirty disgusting homeless shelters ░░░░░░░░ mirror as subway stations ░░░░░░░░ Right.”