According to the New York Post, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) is starting a new program this week to combat fare evasions by sending more police into the city’s subway system.
Known as “Operation Fare Play,” the program involves sending hundreds of officers underground to different city stations. During this shift, staff members’ main priority will be verifying that turnstiles are operating properly and registering paid fares.
The public should expect a heightened police presence starting on Monday and expected to endure, at the very least, the entire week.
This form of governance summarizes a number of high-profile occurrences that have occurred recently in the subway system, for which the NYPD has stated that an increase in associated crimes is the primary cause.
Increased subway security is a direct response to a number of occurrences, one of which is the shooting on a Brooklyn train during a quarrel near the Hoyt-Schermerhorn station.
Even while accidents are relatively uncommon, we nevertheless need to examine our safety alternatives more carefully. Even though there has been a minor decrease in big crimes and murders overall from the previous year, the incidence of extreme situations emphasizes the necessity of proactive and efficient policing.
