The latest announcement from Governor Kathy Hochul — that she will finally expand involuntary commitment — is a necessary but insufficient condition for public safety in New York.
But the governor must be even bolder and go even further in protecting the people of New York from the violent crime surge unfolding on the streets and subways.
The subway system saw the highest number of homicides in 27 years. Statistics only tell part of the story. No numbers can capture the gruesome act of setting a straphanger on fire and the sheer terror it strikes in the hearts of New Yorkers…