Janno Lieber, head of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) said Recent high-profile subway attacks has “got into people’s heads” and made them feel that the subway system is unsafe.

Lieber interviewed by Bloomberg News podcast Monday’s “Bloomberg Talk” discussed a new “congestion pricing” plan that would see drivers pay $9 when traveling through Central Park or into lower Manhattan from Brooklyn and New Jersey.

Program aims to inspire New Yorkers Use public transportation. Lieber agreed, however, that trust in public transportation has been shaken following the attacks on the subway system.

MTA Chairman Janno Lieber defended a new congestion pricing plan that would incentivize New Yorkers to use public transit. (Getty)

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Still, Lieber believes crime rates have dropped, a sign that recent virus events have created a perception of unsafety.

“The overall statistics are positive,” Lieber said. “Last year, our crime rate was actually 12.5% ​​lower than in 2019[thelastyearbeforeCOVID-19]. But there’s no doubt that some of these high-profile incidents, you know, horrific attacks, have driven home. mind, making the whole system feel less secure.”

Lieber acknowledged that the justice system “must do its part” to ensure that “people with long-standing criminal records are locked up.”

Several high-profile crimes have occurred on the New York City subway system. (Luiz C. Ribeiro/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Still, he insisted, “these are very, very small numbers, but they have an impact on people’s sense of safety. We need to deal with them in a way that protects passengers and the public.”

Congestion pricing plan comes shortly after high-profile alleged illegal immigration case Set fire to woman in the New York subway system last month.

Recently, a man was charged with attempted murder after allegedly pushing someone A man enters the New York subway tracks.

Also keep up with the high profile The trial of ex-Marine Daniel PenneyIn 2023, he was charged but found not guilty by a jury for protecting subway riders from mentally unstable homeless man Jordan Neely, who later died.

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul touted the safety measures being put in place to protect New Yorkers on the subway. (Associated Press)

In response to a wave of violent crime, Democratic New York Governor Kathy Hochul deployed 1,000 National Guard members to patrol the subway system and directed the MTA Install security cameras In the subway car.

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