Hours after the horrific subway murder in which the victim was burned to death, Democratic New York Governor Kathy Hochul says everything is great, great, okay, “crime is going down” and New Yorkers are just jumping up and down joking. He reassured everyone that he was there. Get on the subway car.

On Sunday morning, a Guatemalan national allegedly approached a passenger sleeping on the city’s F train and used a lighter to set the victim’s clothes on fire. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch explained He said the gruesome murder was “one of the most despicable crimes a single person could commit”. Naturally, Hochul had to weigh in, touting the success of the state and city’s efforts to crack down on subway crime. (Stream the Daily Caller documentary “Lawless” here)

“In March, I took action to make our subways safer for the millions of people who ride them every day,” Hochul said. said “Since deploying @NationalGuardNY to support @NYPDnews and @MTA’s safety efforts and adding cameras to every subway car, crime is down and ridership is up.”

In March, I took action to make subways safer for the millions of people who use them every day.

Since the introduction of @NationalGuardNY support @NYPDnews and @MTA As a result of safety efforts and the installation of cameras in every subway car, crime has decreased and ridership has increased. pic.twitter.com/T7uRxx9nIO

— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) December 22, 2024

Talk about terrible timing. However, a few hours later, Hochul follow up Two more posts later, and perhaps realizing that the first tweet was tone-deaf and hopelessly stupid, she attempted a clean-up effort.

A suspect in the horrific incident on the F train is now in custody. Our state-of-the-art security cameras have helped law enforcement find and apprehend suspects.

appreciate @NYPDnews and @mtapd for their aggressive response.

— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) December 22, 2024

“Don’t get me wrong, even if crime on the subways goes down, any crime is still too much,” she says. “We continue to increase staffing and resources to make the subway safer.”

Anyone who has ridden the New York City subway in the past few months knows that it’s not a place you want to stay for long. Whether you’re waiting on the platform or riding on a crowded train, the environment feels tense and dangerous. As if your fellow commuters were expecting random acts of violence, which they probably are.

When I rode the New York subway in May, as I descended the old, dirty stairs to the platform, I felt like I was falling deeper and deeper into a ring of hell. I would have been more nervous if it wasn’t for the mild beer blanket. Even then, my back was firmly pressed against the subway wall. I imagined some crazy lunatic would come out of nowhere and push me onto the railroad tracks. I wasn’t alone in this. In fact, everyone at that subway stop had their backs to the wall and walked as close to the platform as possible when going up and down the platform.

Perhaps if Hochul rode the subway as often as people in New York, he would understand the feeling. But she doesn’t.