The city's police department earlier this month said crime was down year-over-year, including on the city's transit system.

There have been twice as many homicides on NYC mass transit as this time in 2023. But, officials stress, such crimes are still very rare.

At least two high-profile subway crimes rocked the outer boroughs just days after Gov. Kathy Hochul added hundreds more National Guard members to the train system — leaving New Yorkers skeptical of their safety both above and below ground.