{"id":2438539,"date":"2025-05-23T17:51:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T21:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/duffy-blames-hochul-after-nypd-data-shows-subway-assaults-on-the-rise\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T17:54:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T21:54:08","slug":"duffy-blames-hochul-after-nypd-data-shows-subway-assaults-on-the-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/duffy-blames-hochul-after-nypd-data-shows-subway-assaults-on-the-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Duffy blames Hochul after NYPD data shows subway assaults on the rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fduffy-blames-hochul-after-nypd-data-shows-subway-assaults-on-the-rise%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2438539&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has attributed a 20% rise in subway felony assaults in New York City to Governor Kathy Hochul,accusing her management of inadequately ensuring the safety of riders. Despite a general decrease in crime rates, the increase in subway violence has sparked concern, particularly given that over a third of these incidents involve transit workers. Duffy&#8217;s criticism coincides with ongoing tensions between his office and Hochul regarding a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dot-outlines-penalties-if-hochul-doesnt-end-nyc-congestion-pricing-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"DOT outlines penalties if ... doesn&#039;t end NYC ... - Washington Examiner\">controversial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-de-blasio-suggests-hes-considering-run-for-new-york-governor\/\" title=\"Bill De Blasio Suggests He\u2019s Considering Run For New ... Governor\">congestion pricing<\/a> program<\/a> aimed<\/a> at funding subway repairs. He has also emphasized that the revenue from this program has not been utilized to enhance rider security. Failing to comply with federal demands to reconsider the pricing scheme could lead to serious consequences for New York,according to Duffy,who has been vocal about the administration&#8217;s stance on this issue.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Duffy blames Hochul after NYPD data shows subway assaults on the rise<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2119720\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Transportation Secretary <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sean-duffy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kathy Hochul\">Sean Duffy<\/a> directly linked a rise in subway felony assaults to Gov. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kathy-hochul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kathy Hochul\">Kathy Hochul<\/a> (D-NY), accusing her of failing to protect riders.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"New York\">New York<\/a> Police Department data showed that subway felony assaults rose by 20% since last year, despite other crimes decreasing. Duffy sought to connect this to Hochul and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, as the two sides engage in a wider feud over congestion pricing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3420947\/trump-apple-tariff-threat-samsung\/\">Trump expands tariff threat to Samsung after singling out Apple phones<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3420868\/dc-enforces-youth-curfew-memorial-day-weekend\/\">DC enforces youth curfew for Memorial Day weekend after string of violence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3420818\/trump-calls-dilbert-scott-adams-prostate-cancer-diagnosis\/\">Trump calls Dilbert creator Scott Adams after prostate cancer diagnosis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Felony assaults on NYC&rsquo;s subways are up 20%! <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovKathyHochul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">@GovKathyHochul<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MTA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">@MTA<\/a> are failing to maintain safety,&rdquo; he said in a post on X. &ldquo;More than a third of these assaults involve our brave transit workers. Commuters, transit employees, travelers &mdash; they all deserve better than this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Felony assaults on NYC&rsquo;s subways are up 20%! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovKathyHochul?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovKathyHochul<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MTA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MTA<\/a> are failing to maintain safety.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>More than a third of these assaults involve our brave transit workers. <\/p>\n<p>Commuters, transit employees, travelers &mdash; they all deserve better than this. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z0aeJJBiVR\">https:\/\/t.co\/Z0aeJJBiVR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecDuffy\/status\/1925949239114297850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The NYPD reported 778 major crimes in the transit system so far this year, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/covid-has-killed-her-hundreds-of-thousands-but-abortion-has-killed-her-tens-of-millions\/\" title=\"COVID Has Killed Her Hundreds of Thousands, But Abortion Has Killed Her Tens of Millions\">data provided<\/a> to Gothamist. These were disproportionately made up of violent assaults that caused serious physical harm.<\/p>\n<p>New York City implemented the controversial congestion pricing program on Jan. 5. The tax varies for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-launches-congestion-pricing-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"New ... launches ... - Washington Examiner\">motorists entering congestion zones<\/a> during peak hours. The revenue generated will be devoted to repairing the city&rsquo;s subway system. With his latest swipe, Duffy is looking to undercut the reason for congestion pricing by arguing that the funds generated aren&rsquo;t being used to keep riders safe.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration announced the termination of congestion pricing on Feb. 19, which Hochul ignored.<\/p>\n<p>On April 21, Duffy sent a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/sites\/dot.gov\/files\/2025-04\/Gov.%20Hochul%20Cordon%20Letter_4.21.25_Signed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">letter to Hochul<\/a>, giving her 30 days to demonstrate why her refusal to comply with the Trump administration&rsquo;s demands to end the practice wasn&rsquo;t illegal. He warned a failure to do so would incur &ldquo;serious consequences.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3386391\/dot-congestion-pricing-end-penalties-kathy-hochul-nyc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"DOT OUTLINES PENALTIES TO GO INTO EFFECT IF HOCHUL DOESN&rsquo;T END NYC CONGESTION PRICING\">DOT OUTLINES PENALTIES TO GO INTO EFFECT IF HOCHUL DOESN&rsquo;T END NYC CONGESTION PRICING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President [Donald] Trump and I will not sit back while Governor Hochul engages in class warfare and prices working-class Americans out of accessing New York City,&rdquo;&nbsp;he&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/briefing-room\/us-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-gov-hochul-heres-what-continuing-your\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>.&nbsp;&ldquo;The federal government sends billions to New York&mdash;but we won&rsquo;t foot the bill if Governor Hochul continues to implement an illegal toll to backfill the budget of New York&rsquo;s failing transit system. We are giving New York one last chance to turn back or prove their actions are not illegal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That deadline passed on Wednesday, with the MTA refusing to budge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2119720\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2119720\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Duffy holds Hochul accountable as subway assaults increase<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2438540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25030485526215-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[45442,8433,55812],"class_list":["post-2438539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-duffy","tag-hochul","tag-subway-assaults"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25030485526215-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2438539"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2438543,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438539\/revisions\/2438543"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2438540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2438539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2438539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2438539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}