The MTA will put surveillance cameras in every subway train in a multi-million dollar initiative that they hope will make riders feel safer.
There will soon be two cameras in all 6,455 subway train cars after the transit authority conducted aGovernor Kathy Hochul joined MTA officials to announce the initiative saying all riders should feel safe when commuting.
"No one should ever have fear when they're simply going to school on the subways, on our trains, or going to their jobs," Hochul said. The $5.5 million expansion was made possible with grant money from the federal government and the MTA's Subway Action Plan.Instead, police will be able to pull evidence of a crime or other incidents after they're reported.There are already multiple cameras in MTA buses and on most commuter railroad trains.
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