Nearly 1,000 New York National Guardsman, state police and MTA cops are being deployed to carry out bag checks in the Big Apple’s crime-ridden subway system, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday.

In total, 750 guardsman and 250 cops will now help NYPD officers patrol the “the city’s busiest transit stations,” Hochul said. 

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<figcaption>Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday she is deploying 1,000 state cops and National Guardsman to patrol NYC’s subway system. <span class="credit">Governor's office</span></figcaption>

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Gov. Hochul to deploy 1,000 National Guardsman, state cops to carry out bag checks in NYC subways

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