MY POST FRONT COVER: Eric Adams insists Subways Still Safe And There Is Only A ‘Perception Of Fear’

MANHATTAN: Mayor Eric Adams insisted Sunday that Big Apple subways are safe, arguing there is just a “perception of fear” — but try telling that to riders after Saturday’s fatal random subway push in Times Square.

“New Yorkers are safe on the subway system,” said the mayor, a former NYPD transit cop, during a press conference. “I think it’s about 1.7 percent of the crimes in New York City that occur on the subway system.

“Think about that for a moment,” he said. “What we must do is remove the perception of fear.

“Cases like this aggravate the perception of fear,” he said the death of straphanger Michelle Go, 40 — who was killed when accused crazy ex-con Simon Martial, 61, allegedly pushed her in front of an oncoming train Saturday morning.

“When you see homeless individuals with mental health issues not being attended to and given the proper services, that adds to the perception of fear,” Adams said..... 

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