New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was ripped for a “tone-deaf” tweet bragging about her subway safety improvements mere hours after a sleeping straphanger was killed when she was set on fire aboard a Brooklyn train Sunday.
The Democratic leader was blasted from both sides of the aisle after her office put out a social media post celebrating a decrease in subway crime even in the wake of the horrific immolation and a double-stabbing on 7 train in Queens that left one rider dead.
“In March, I took action to make our subways safer for the millions of people who take the trains each day,” Hochul wrote on X Sunday afternoon alongside photos of her in the transit system with law enforcement and riders.
“Since deploying the @NationalGuardNY to support @NYPDnews and @MTA safety efforts and adding cameras to all subway cars, crime is going down, and ridership is going up.”
The tweet was quickly blasted, including by Rep. Ritchie Torres, who has been critical of his fellow Democrat in recent weeks and is eyeing a possible run for governor in 2026.
“A suspect is now in custody for the horrific incident on the F train. Our brand-new security cameras helped law enforcement find the suspect and arrest him. Grateful to @NYPDnews and @mtapd for their aggressive response,” she wrote
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