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Opinion: Dramatically increasing law enforcement in NYC subways is not the answer to safety concerns
Deploying the National Guard in New York City subway stations is a poor solution to a problem that requires systemic change.
Molly Koch, Opinion Editor
• March 13, 2024
![An illustration of a black car with N.Y.U. Safe Ride logos on the hood and side. On top of the illustration is a smartphone displaying an application called “N.Y.U. Safe Ride.”](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ops-offthird-saferide-900x675.jpg)
Off-Third: NYU Safe Ride adds skateboard service
Students need reliability when it comes to their safety. Who’s more cautious than New York Skaters?
Lily Ritterman-Peña, Contributing Writer
• May 8, 2023
![Several people stand by the window on the Staten Island Ferry with the sun shining on them. In the background is the downtown Manhattan skyline.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/culture-publictransit-insert3-900x600.jpg)
The most picturesque MetroCard rides in New York City
The best views of the city skyline only cost $2.75.
Kevin Wu, Multimedia Editor
• March 27, 2023
![Two silver M.T.A. Metrocard vending machines with red, yellow, blue and green panels sit against a white-tiled wall.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/ops-metrocard-900x600.jpg)
Opinion: New York, don’t get rid of the MetroCard
The city plans to phase out the classic MetroCard in 2023 and fully replace it with OMNY. But it shouldn’t.
James Bisceglia, Contributing Writer
• December 6, 2022
![An M.T.A. bus with white and blue stripes driving down Broadway.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ops-mtabuses-900x600.jpg)
Opinion: I love the bus, and so should you
The subway can be scary, and ride-hailing services aren’t affordable. The best option is right in front of us.
Alexandra Cohen, Opinion Editor
• October 26, 2022
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Private security guards patrol emergency exits at West 4th subway station
The security presence, which began in early September, is unarmed and discouraged from physically confronting subway riders.
Hope Pisoni, Contributing Writer
• October 19, 2022
![A group of people walking past the entrance to the building of 80 Washington Square East galleries with red bricks on the facade. The people are blurry because of a motion blur effect.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ops-walkingslow-e1665094664923-900x607.jpg)
Opinion: Dear tourists and NYU students, walk faster
When people are just trying to get somewhere, it can be very frustrating to get stuck behind slow walkers who just won’t move.
Alia Arafeh, Contributing Writer
• October 7, 2022
![The ceiling of the 14th Street-Union Square station. To the left is a surveillance camera; to the right is a red “Exit” sign.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/news-subwaycam-1-e1664241092887-900x600.jpg)
New plan to put cameras in every subway car won’t help, students say
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to install two cameras in each subway car by 2025 after a shooting on a Brooklyn train in April.
Sara Sharma, Contributing Writer
• September 27, 2022
![The 6 subway train arrives at the Union Square station. People stand on the platform and walk on the overpass.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/DSC00103-900x600.jpg)
Opinion: College students should not have to pay for Metrocards
An NYU student government resolution last spring outlined a plan to bring university students discounted Metrocards. It should be implemented as soon as possible.
Blake Salesin, Staff Writer
• September 19, 2022
![A young man wearing black pants and a light-colored short sleeve button-up shirt holds onto the side of a subway platform, standing on the tracks over another man who is laying down on the tracks.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Screen-Shot-2022-08-04-at-9.33.50-PM-900x675.jpg)
Cornell student rescues man from subway tracks seconds before train arrives
Early Thursday morning, Cornell University student Bryce Demopoulos pulled a man off of the tracks at the Third Avenue-138 Street subway station station shortly before the No. 6 train arrived.
Abby Wilson, News Editor
• August 4, 2022
![The northwest entrance of the 8 St-NYU subway station for the R and W lines.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/DSC_0840-1-900x600.jpg)
Students divided over installing metal detectors in subways
New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently said he is considering adding metal detectors in city subway stations to curb the uptick in crime.
Kayla Hardersen, Senior Staff Writer
• April 29, 2022
![Three NYPD officers in their dark blue uniforms congregating in the middle of the road appear to be discussing something. The officers are flanked by legal personnel dressed in suits on each side.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/DSC_0162-900x600.jpg)
Editorial: Don’t throw more money at the failing NYPD
The NYPD’s response to the Brooklyn subway shooting showed once again that they don’t keep us safe. It’s time to pursue other options.
WSN Editorial Board
• April 18, 2022
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Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • July 9, 2024
![Students stream past the clay-colored main entrance of Bobst Library on a bright fall afternoon. The green scenery of Washington Square Park is reflected off the library’s windows.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/news-sustainability-900x600.jpg)
Julia Smerling, Photo Editor • June 18, 2024
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Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • June 18, 2024
![A woman dressed in red and holding a purple sign that reads NYU is Complicit in Genocide.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RallyForHesen-3-1200x800.jpg)
Mikaylah Du, Under the Arch Editor • June 15, 2024