New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was ripped for a “tone-deaf” tweet bragging about her subway security enhancements mere hours after a sleeping straphanger was killed when she was set on fireplace aboard a Brooklyn prepare Sunday.
The Democratic chief was blasted from each side of the aisle after her workplace put out a social media submit celebrating a lower in subway crime even within the wake of the horrific immolation and a double-stabbing on 7 prepare in Queens that left one rider lifeless.
“In March, I took action to make our subways safer for the millions of people who take the trains each day,” Hochul wote on X Sunday afternoon alongside pictures of her within the transit system with legislation enforcement and riders.
“Since deploying the @NationalGuardNY to support @NYPDnews and @MTA safety efforts and adding cameras to all subway cars, crime is going down, and ridership is going up.”
The tweet was rapidly blasted, together with by Rep. Ritchie Torres, who has been vital of his fellow Democrat in latest weeks and is eyeing a potential run for governor in 2026.
“Two hours ago, Kathy Hochul took a victory lap for making subways ‘safer.’ She congratulates herself on the same day two subway riders were stabbed in Queens (one in the face and one in the chest) and another was barbarically burned alive,” he wrote on X.
“Has there ever been a more tone-deaf Governor in the history of New York?”
One other Democrat, Councilman Robert Holden, chided Hochul’s tweet as “incredible timing.”
“Kathy Hochul’s incompetence is costing lives—she needs to leave public office immediately before more New Yorkers suffer,” he wrote on X.
Republicans additionally expressed outrage over the surprising social media snafu.
“Are you kidding me??? You are really posting this after a woman was set on fire & died on a Brooklyn train this morning and two people were stabbed (one killed) on a Queens train yesterday,” Rep. Nicole Malliotakis posted on-line.
The 2 deadly incidents on the transit system occurred simply hours aside Sunday morning.
Within the first, a 37-year-old man was killed and a 26-year-old man was injured throughout a stabbing on a southbound 7 prepare on the 61 Avenue-Woodside station round 12:30 a.m. after getting right into a dispute with one other rider, based on cops.
An individual of curiosity, who additionally suffered slash wounds, was taken into custody, police mentioned. No costs have been filed up to now.
Then round 7:30 a.m., a Guatemalan migrant allegedly lit a sleeping subway rider on fireplace on an idling F prepare on the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station, based on police.
The sufferer was pronounced lifeless on the scene and a suspect was arrested hours later.
The governor’s workplace didn’t instantly reply to an e-mail Sunday evening in search of remark in regards to the criticized tweet.
However she appeared to deal with the outrage in a pair of posts Sunday night, insisting any transit crime is “one too many.”
“A suspect is now in custody for the horrific incident on the F train. Our brand-new security cameras helped law enforcement find the suspect and arrest him. Grateful to @NYPDnews and @mtapd for their aggressive response,” she wrote.
“Make no mistake: any crime is one too many, even with subway crime going down. We are continuing to surge personnel and resources to make our subways safer.”
