This as New York City leaders say overall crime on the subways is trending downward.
It happened on a southbound Rockaway Park shuttle approaching the Rockaway Park Beach - 116th Street station in Queens.during a robbery on a northbound L train near the East 105th Street Station in Canarsie, Brooklyn.It was just last weekend when the NYPD surged the system with additional officers in response to several violent incidents last weekend.
Despite these recent attacks, MTA officials and the NYPD contend crime is trending in the right direction. "We've had a couple bad weeks. There's no question. Especially with high profile things that alarmed passengers. I've said, that is a real concern," said MTA CEO Jano Leiber. "The question that New Yorkers ought to focus on is what's the broad trend? And the broad trend is since the beginning of this year we're down 6%. We had a bad couple weeks but the presence of police has improved rider confidence."
Major felonies are down, by more than six percent, and overall crime in the subway system is trending in the right direction.Even with statistics reflecting a downward trend, riders still have concerns.
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