Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday detailed how the NYPD will implement a new strategy to place two uniformed officers on every subway car running overnight — an initiative first announced in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s State of the State address last week.
The latest surge of cops into the subways, aimed at stemming violent crimes on the system that have grabbed headlines in recent weeks, began on Monday night, Adams said during his weekly news conference on Tuesday. The strategy will see 300 uniformed officers deployed between the hours of 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. across nearly 150 trains between the hours of 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. for the next six months. There will be two officers assigned to each train.
“This is not a new conversation about subway safety and how we get it under control,” Adams said. “Thanks to our partnership with the governor, there will be two uniformed officers assigned to each train between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.”
Adams said the new deployment began with 100 officers on Monday night and will scale up to 300 officers in the coming weeks.
Two NYPD officers at a subway turnstile.Photo by Dean Moses
NYPD Transit Chief Joseph Gulotta said that once the pair of cops are on the train, the conductor will announce their presence to all of the passengers. He added that they would get off and move to the next car at each stop.
Gulotta said the first 100 officers are being deployed on the A, G, J, and L lines.
The chief said the officers would ride and not inspect the trains, meaning they would not disrupt service in most cases. However, officers may need to hold up trains for inspections if they investigate a particular matter.
“Whatever we have to do to make sure people are safe, we’re going to implement,” Adams said. “When officers walk through and do an inspection, it’s not just a routine inspection, it is also [that] the officers may be looking for someone, they may have gotten calls over their radio, may be walking through.”
The 300 cops inside the train cars will join another 750 officers Hochul pledged to patrol station platforms throughout the system.
But the deployment comes with a hefty price tag. It will be paid for through $77 million in state funds to cover the additional NYPD overtime needed for the surge.
During his preliminary budget rollout for the coming fiscal year last Thursday, Adams said he was willing to pay any price to keep the subways safe.
“I’m going to use every dollar that’s needed to keep this city safe; that’s my North Star,” Adams said at the time. “If we have to use overtime to do it, we’re going to use overtime to do it.”
Adams and Hochul have both placed a renewed emphasis on combating subway crime and making the transit system feel safer amid a recent spate of high-profile violent incidents on the transit system.
Middle Village Roller Hockey has taken a big step toward expanding the sport of hockey beyond traditional roller rinks by co-sponsoring a new ball hockey league in Brooklyn.
The league, which started at Kipp Amp Charter School in Crown Heights, is an exciting initiative to increase accessibility to the sport, especially for young people in the area.
League organizer Paul Pogozelski aims to bridge gaps in the sport across New York via Facebook @MiddleVillageRollerHockey
MVP Roller Hockey, known for its dedication to growing the sport, partnered with Coach Michael Concepcion, who also teaches math at Kipp Amp. Concepcion’s commitment to his students both in the classroom and on the rink led him to start the ball hockey league as a way to offer more opportunities for his students to engage in sports.
The project received a significant boost thanks to a generous donation from the New York Islanders. The donation included hockey sticks, balls, nets, and jerseys for the league’s participants. In addition to the Islanders’ contribution, MVP Roller Hockey designed and purchased custom jerseys featuring the team’s new logo for all players, ensuring each participant felt part of a cohesive and professional team.
The launch event was at Kipp Amp Charter School in Crown Heights via Facebook @MiddleVillageRollerHockey
The launch event on Jan. 11, which took place at Kip Amp Charter School, saw league organizer Paul Pogozelski, Concepcion, and other representatives from the New York Islanders participate in an exciting ball drop ceremony. This event marked the official beginning of the ball hockey league, which will run for the next two months. It will give young players the opportunity to develop their skills in a fun and supportive environment.
For MVP Roller Hockey, the partnership is a natural extension of their mission to make hockey accessible to everyone. With this new ball hockey league, they are helping to remove barriers to participation, allowing students who may not have had access to roller hockey equipment to experience the thrill of the game.
Coach Michael Concepcion played a huge role in getting the new league set up via Facebook @MiddleVillageRollerHockey
To celebrate the league’s launch, MVP Roller Hockey arranged a special event on Sunday, Jan. 12. Several participants from the ball hockey league had the chance to come down and skate with kids from their roller hockey programs. This event served as an excellent opportunity to bridge the two sports and foster a greater sense of unity among the participants.
With the support of dedicated coaches like Concepcion and Pogozelski, and organizations like MVP Roller Hockey and the New York Islanders, the future of hockey across the boroughs looks brighter than ever.
Middle Village Roller Hockey has been expanding substantially in recent years via Facebook @MiddleVillageRollerHockey
Middle Village Roller Hockey has started spring registration for the 2025 season, which gets underway on March 15. Teams will be drafted at the end of January, and free clinics will open in February.
Transit detectives arrested a knife-wielding teen Tuesday for allegedly shoving a man onto a Brooklyn subway track last month — and the suspect had plenty to say about the incident.
According to police sources, 19-year-old Andrew Pashinin was arrested by the NYPD Warrant Squad at his mother’s house in Harrison, NY, and booked on a laundry list of charges, including attempted murder.
Apparently foregoing his right to remain silent, Pashinin had plenty to say at his perp walk Tuesday at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station, where amNewYork Metro asked him why he allegedly committed the crime.
According to police sources, 19-year-old Andrew Pashinin was arrested by the warrant squad at his mother’s house in Harrison New York and officially charged on Tuesday with attempted murder and a laundry list of other charges. Photo by Dean Moses
“He pushed me and said mean things to me before I arrived at the station,” Pashinin told us before being stuffed in the back of a police vehicle, claiming that the victim was publicly intoxicated and had threatened him.
“He said he was going to beat my ass and that I was a little kid,” Pashinin added.
A police source with immediate knowledge of the incident reported that this was not the case and that they believed Pashinin initiated the confrontation.
Cops say Pashinin allegedly approached the 33-year-old straphanger from behind at the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center subway station at around 11:35 a.m. on the morning of Dec. 7, 2024.
Police reported that the pair got into a verbal dispute, during which Pashinin allegedly pulled out a knife; when the older man saw the weapon, he backed away. However, law enforcement say Pashinin was not finished.
Moments later, authorities said, Pashinin allegedly approached the victim again on the southbound platform of the D/N lines and shoved him onto the roadbed before fleeing.
Police sources say the victim managed to pull himself back up to the platform just before a train arrived. He suffered minor injuries.
“He pushed me and said mean things to me before I arrived at the station,” Pashinin said before being stuffed in the back of a police vehicle. “He said he was going to beat my ass and that I was a little kid.” Photo by Dean Moses
Pashinin is charged with attempted murder, assault, reckless endangerment, menacing, and criminal possession of a weapon.
Pashinin is charged with Attempted Murder,Two Counts of Assault, Reckless Endangerment, Menacing, and Criminal possession of a weapon-4th Degree. Photo by Dean Moses
