Maybe There's an Explanation for Plummeting NYC Subway Ridership After All

3:55 PM · March 03, 2024

Excerpt WNYC twitter.com

More people have been murdered in New York City’s subways since the start of 2020 than in the preceding 15 years — a grim statistic driven by an alarming start to the year in the mass transit system. https://t.co/Yn81Elx4wY pic.twitter.com/bPTTdRH3ml
— WNYC 🎙 (@WNYC) March 2, 2024

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Beege Welborn Mar 3, 2024 3:55 PM ET

There's statistics, damned statistics, and then what your lying eyes see. Between the actual numbers and what people are experiencing when they have to step foot in those dicey hellholes of transportation, it's leading most to believe they'd prefer to avoid them if at all possible because they seem inherently dangerous.

The "alarming start" to the year is three murders already, in spite of increased surveillance and supposed police coverage.