New York governor criticized for subway safety claim after woman burns to death on train

New York’s Democratic governor, Kathy Hochul, is facing political heat for saying she has made New York City’s subways safer on the same day a woman was set on fire and burned to death on a train. In an X post on Sunday, Hochul claimed that subway crime has decreased since she deployed the national guard to help address it. “In March, I took action to make our subways safer for the millions of people who take the trains each day,” Hochul’s post read. “Since deploying the [national guard] to support [New York police] and [Metropolitan Transportation Authority] safety efforts

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