A private management company in New York City hired a security service to deploy dogs near Penn Station and Madison Square Garden to protect businesses from shoplifting.
Ward said the program costs somewhere in the "low-five figures monthly" and was rolled out due to the influx of shoplifting complaints, citing what he considers the state’s soft-on-crime policies. No individual business is paying for the patrols, with the 34th Street Partnership funding the initiative.
Shoplifting reports in the Midtown South Precinct have increased by nearly 60% since 2021, according to the New York Post. Meanwhile, violent retail thefts have more than doubled, with data from 2022 showing there were"Times Square has a dedicated foot patrol. Penn Station doesn’t. The city needs a dedicated foot patrol in Penn Station similar to Times Square," Ward said."Overall crime in the district is up over 100% over two years. There is a correlation with staffing.
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