Is deploying soldiers on New York’s subway as mad as it seems?
Governor Kathy Hochul’s move may have as much to do with a labour dispute as with crime fighting
NEW YORKERS have seen it all in the subway. They watch in appreciation as a rat carries a slice of pizza down a staircase. They feel powerless when someone in the throes of a mental-health crisis shouts and staggers on a subway platform. They are uplifted or perhaps annoyed when “Showtime” dancers backflip and hang from car handles and poles. Yet the recent arrival of armed soldiers near subway turnstiles has been unnerving.
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United States March 16th 2024
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