New York officials revealed a 17-page enforcement plan to reduce the number of people who rely on New York City subways for shelter and connect people to mental health and substance abuse services.
The plan, following reports of an increase in crime and harassment on the city’s transit lines, gives New York City Police Department officers what Mayor Eric Adams calls a “clear mandate” to enforce the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s rules, including prohibitions on drug use, littering, lying down on seats and “using the subway system for any purpose other than transportation.”
