 Good afternoon everyone, and thank you for joining us for today's public safety briefing led by deputy mayor for public safety fill banks Following our last speaker We will take a few questions from the media followed by some questions that have been submitted by the public ahead of today's briefing I would now like to turn it over to deputy mayor fill banks. Good afternoon and welcome all They got a picture that says look here, right? That's just specifically for me, right? Okay Okay, so listen here. Thank you for tuning in We are joined here today by the New York City's medical chief medical examiner dr. Jason Graham whose office is hit hit historical milestone for turnaround times and its analysis of gun crime evidence and this is going to have a very long lasting effect as the city is seeing a decline in shootings and then the client of violence crime and in no small part You had a very big part about that. So we're very interested in here the long-lasting impact that that's going to have We also joined I believe for the first time the partner probation commissioner. We need a Holmes Who's here to provide an overview for us on what the department of probation does some of its program and services and This role in a criminal justice system in public safety And if it's not her first time here, but it certainly her first time as the commissioner probation And then we have in my PD chief of transit Michael Kemper who will be discussing the very alarming trend of Subway surfing and we need the sound alarm to keep our teens and our kids safe So for those of you who are joining for the first time These public safety briefings are designed to let you hear information directly from the administration Right so you can hit directly from us and we can hear directly from you on what we're doing To keep you safe what we need for you to do to help us keep you safe and how we're going to work on this together So each briefing features different speakers Agencies and topics such as breaking news or a new initiative like today's update from the chief medical examiner Or an insight at a particular agency like you're gonna hear an overview from our chief commissioner Holmes and Information on tips and things you can do to protect your loved ones like our discussion today on subway surfing So if you would like to stay informed of upcoming public safety briefings, please visit hear from Eric comm and Sound to receive emails from me Adams You sign up we will let you know a few days in advance what we can we're discussing so you can formulate your questions And certainly it's a two-way reply you communicate with us about some of the areas that you want us to concentrate in and We will do our best to do that So let's talk about OCME combating gun violence from all fronts is one of the mayor's top priorities He has campaigned on public safety. He's speaking about gun violence You cannot keep a city safe or more importantly You can't have a city feel safe unless you at first take the turn and keeping gun violence down and we have seen a Very positive results this year about what the city is doing and the trend when it comes down to gun violence But by no stretch of the imagination, I don't want everybody to feel overly comfortable This is something that you have to continually to push to push to push and a lot of people Specifically the people up here notice as well. There's no putting up a flag This is something we have to do consistently when bullets fly, right? They don't turn back in and they don't turn around so we have to make sure that gun violence is something that we as a City stay on top of at all times. So at the beginning of 2022 Are the mayor acts the Office of Public Safety to survey all of the different agencies across the city to see where Investments could be made to crack down on gun crimes and ensure existing existing gun cases were handled efficiently And one of the solutions that we in the medical exam just came up with was to create a dedicated DAA crime unit the first of its kind in the United States. The unit was formed recently It's already hitting record processing times on processing gun crime evidence And I like to turn it over to you doctor to let us know that the public know exactly what this is and what can we expect Well, thank you very much deputy mayor banks, and we really appreciate your support in making this a reality making the DNA Gun crimes unit possible Good afternoon to New Yorkers Before I tell you more about the new DNA gun crimes unit and what it means for public safety I want to share a little bit about Basic information about the agency that I lead the city's Office of Chief Medical Examiner or the OCME OCME plays an important role at the intersection of public health and public safety in New York City Established in 1918 were the largest agency of our kind in the country Our doctors scientists and other professionals work 24 7 365 To investigate deaths Operate world-class forensic laboratories and respond to multi-fatality incidents ranging from the World Trade Center to the COVID-19 pandemic New Yorkers may be most familiar with our work in death investigation When someone dies in sudden or traumatic circumstances our medical examers doctors who are trained in the medical subspecialty of forensic pathology Determine the cause and manner of death To bring impartial answers for families and if applicable for the criminal justice system These findings can also inform public health policy and help leaders plan and make decisions that save lives We're very proud that our in-house training programs produced about 20% of the board certified forensic pathologists in the country Ensuring that New York City remains covered with this critical service despite a national shortage of medical examiners Among medical examiner's offices the OCME is unique in our engagement with families who've experienced loss It's part of our agency's culture We hope your family never suffers the kind of tragedy that calls for the OCME's involvement But if the worst should happen, please do know that we're always here for you Our impartial Investigations are supported by advanced resources including the forensic toxicology laboratory which analyzes postmortem samples For the presence of drugs and other toxic substances the oldest lab of its kind in the country It works to stay on top of the fentanyl driven overdose crisis that's touched so many Families in our city and of course OCME operates the city's only DNA laboratory The largest public crime laboratory in North America Staffed by nearly 200 forensic scientists the lab analyzes thousands of items of evidence every year from all categories of crime in New York City Including homicides sexual assaults and property crimes The results of our testing can be used to convict the guilty and exonerate the innocent Last year with the support of the Adams administration as the deputy mayor mentioned OCME OCME established the DNA gun crimes unit in our forensic biology laboratory The first of its kind in the country this unit is dedicated exclusively to the analysis of evidence from gun crimes To ensure that accurate and impartial results are delivered to the criminal justice system Absolutely as swiftly as possible When we established the gun crimes unit we set an ambitious goal of a 30-day or less turnaround time for DNA testing and evidence With one year within one year. We've achieved that goal As we announced at OCME with the mayor last week our turnaround time now stands at under 30 days The fastest of any big city lab in the country Meaning that stakeholders in the criminal justice system have reports within 30 days With this unprecedented turnaround time the OCME is doing our part as scientists To allow the criminal justice system to resolve cases as quickly as possible By providing prompt accurate and impartial results to help convict the guilty and Exonerate the innocent OCME is contributing to a safer New York City for everyone This work is also made possible by the dedicated scientists of our DNA gun crimes unit Including 24 new forensic scientists all hired and trained within the past year And I want to acknowledge these New Yorkers for stepping up and answering the call to serve their communities through forensic science as I've shared with you today OCME stands uniquely at the crossroads of public health and public safety in New York City The DNA gun crimes unit is the latest chapter in our long and ongoing mission of science serving justice We're honored to do this work on behalf of New Yorkers during some of the very most Difficult times in their lives. Thank you Hey, doctor. Thank you very much. So a couple questions that I have Prior to this investment and it's you know, you're a lead because What you did with this unit? I think I came to see the lab early in administration, right? And you give me a fantastic toy and at some point we probably need to do a tour there Where we could actually maybe do one of the Briefings actually there to actually show the dedicated work that you do because I think when people see it It's actually fascinating but prior to this unit. You says that the turnaround time was 60 days, correct? It was just under 60 days before we kicked off and established the gun crimes unit. Yeah, and what's the national average? well when we at We were just under 60 days and at that stage our turnaround time for for these types of cases for gun crimes cases was better Than 90% of the rest of the country. So we were starting from a very good place We've cut that turnaround time in half now to under 30 days, which is unprecedented Yeah, and so I think that's the story that I just the point that I like to get out, right? We New York City was better than 15 and I didn't say them the Administration New York City the gun lab because it belongs to all of us. We were better than 95% of the people labs in the country And yet that wasn't enough and we pushed and pushed and put additional investment on now We are approximately 30 days, correct? That's right. And just out there that that 30 days that gun gets into the lab and You said two key points that I want to focus on one. We have the science-based evidence to determine Was this gun in the hands of the shooter and or was it not? Because there's some people we want to make sure that if in fact you Were not the person who committed this particular crime. He's actually Providing evidence for that as well. I think that's the point that sometimes gets missed but between that 30 days and that 60 days Violence doesn't stop and people continue to get shot and You save and your people save a lot of lives by cutting it down from 59 days to 30 days And I'm not I don't want to clap and say laws because I'd like to get it to 29 days and 28 days and 27 days I'd like to continue to push to get it down to the minimum amount of time that's necessary, but I certainly have to salute you When we discussed, you know, we asked what what did you need? You said exactly what you needed you had the whole thing laid out the investment was made and you've actually carried it So I appreciate that and I just say that lives are being saved because of the efforts of you and your particular team that takes place there So doc, thank you very much. Thank you very much. So next up we have we need a Holmes commission of the Department of Probation She was appointed that role by to the man in March of this year, but she is certainly no stranger to city government Commissioner Holmes has dedicated more than three decades to protect in the public She's worked in the NYPD. She was a precinct commander. She was a barrel commander. She was a chief of patrol She means all uniform forces reported to her. She was the chief of training. She worked in domestic violence So she has a very very story career and a lot a lot of different history The mayor's decided to take her expertise move it over to the Department of Probation and now the commissioner here is going to be able to just give us an explanation on exactly What does probation do? What is some of the critical work of probation officers? So good senior. We need a Teen years. Well, thank you deputy mayor. Good afternoon everyone. Good afternoon to our virtual community So I'll talk a little bit about the great work done by the men and women in the Department of Probation Department of Probation is dedicated to enhancing public safety reducing vicitavism by providing individual Under our jurisdiction with effective and individualized supervision support Opportunities for personal growth. We strive to empower those we serve Forsturing positive change and helping them become law abiding citizens Through the collaboration with city agency's Department community partners stakeholders and justice-involved individuals we seek to create a future Ensuring everyone receives their services. They deserve and remain on the right track so that they can live a productive life Just to go into a little bit about probation because I know sometimes it's quite often confused with parole probation is actually an Alternative to incarceration where parole you're actually incarcerated and then released for good behavior or different variable Aspects with probation. It's actually determined that you can actually be on community supervision community corrections Therefore, you're actually out in the community. So it is very important for probation officers to get it right With our assessments how often that we're visiting you how what programs that we're providing you With what services you're being provided with And as a result of such I think they do a very good job Considering the population that we are met with most people don't know over 34,000 individuals came through Probation for the calendar year of 2022 16,000 resulted under supervision a naturally smaller population with the juvenile operations They consisted probably of seven percent the remaining 93 percent was the adult population I know there's sometimes an interest in raised the age and 2018 to 2019 raised the age was implemented as a result of such we have an increase in juveniles Naturally and a decrease in adult population But contrary to what some people may believe we technically only have probably about 200 somewhat individuals Incarcerated partly with the dope pop. I'm sorry not incarcerated the dope population consists of 132 individuals that are actually being supervised that fall between the age of 16 to 18 The juvenile population is 463 but the raised the age component is 111 out of those 111 24 actually I apologize 24% actually committed a offense or some sort of offense for criminal possession of a weapon So let me just try to understand this right and for the audience here right talk about assessments, right? So your officers to go out they have a client, right? They go out there They do an assessment and then they link in that person with services. Tell me how that works, right? So what happens there's a process so for juveniles a little more technical naturally babies So they come through what we call intake Smaller population when they come through intake and assessments made whether or not they should receive some sort of Adjustment, which is a diversion program. So they never see the criminal justice pipeline past that it may be determined that We'll give it to a judge to decide it now. It's forwarded to the law department who takes a look at the Assessment that's conducted by the probation officer and then determinations as far as supervision or sentencing is made at that point An adult population technically the judge determines whether or not they go that they're going to be sentenced convicted And then there's a determination made whether or not they're going to be placed on probation Or they're going to be incarcerated if they're placed on probation they then come to us at that point We do what's called a investigation So we look at the individual we look at family support We look at whether they're married if they completed school if they're unemployed If they're true it all of these things are taking a consideration for our clients to make sure that we give them the best possible assessment A week possibly can now I keep me or the audience to know a little about what we the neon sentence Which is a big thing. So can we just get a briefing on what exactly is a neon center? Yeah, so the neon sensors are very dear to me They are actually spaces for our clients We realize sometimes it's difficult for our clients to travel to the courthouses or to probation officer to check-in and also Uncomfortable so as a result of such these spaces were put throughout every borough in New York City Also involving a lot of community input which they are our stakeholders Neons believe it or not aware we deliver messages such as credible messengers Which is anti-violence that they're speaking to the individual clients about it's where we prep them for job readiness We have clothing they may need a tire shirt. They may not know how to fill out a resume Also, now we have what's called the neon Who's called neon plus and very dear to my heart a lot of people don't have what's being medical You know healthcare in order to go and just have a simple checkup So they'll be able to sign up for Medicaid. They'll be able to sign up for certain Aspects of work we have a contract now for CDL's Everyone knows driving trucks is major now with Amazon and all these other delivery venues that we have so recently We just were very successful in signing up someone that trains them how to drive buses dump trucks things of that nature Want some real tangible careers for our clients, especially the adult population which accounts for 83 percent? Men over the age of 24 account for 83 percent of probation's community. It's essential To me as well as to the Department of Probation and to our clients that we try and give them the best possible Outcomes we can provide them with and I always say people need money. So jobs are So the answer we can describe this is like a center. You said a space There's very interest where there's multiple services in one place that can be provided to them to help them get or maintain on track Absolutely, and it's also a space for the general public. So we have food pantries You know, we're gonna start doing a better job at marketing this because believe it or not I was with PD and didn't know a neon exists. So as a result of such I think it's very important, especially in the Bronx one of our most successful Largest food pantries for anyone can come in from the community And actually get food anyone can come in from the community and actually get clothing If they want to go for a job interview if they simply just need a coat because they're met with inclement weather So there there are spaces they provide services programs are delivered there and something as simple as just come and do your homework Sometimes young people especially just need a safe place You know, it's just all for too much in society that incarceration is not the only Tool that you need to have in the toolbox There are services that there's a lot of these individuals who are either on the the cusp of criminality Or actually cross the line and if you give them the proper services that they need and as I pointed out, you know Helping them out with the GD job training, you know, we can actually correct a lot of different individuals without Inconcerrated them so a society needs to have in the city needs to have a full system In fact, there are some that need to be incarcerated But I don't believe that there's a laws laws many of them If we catch them at the right time do the proper assessment and give them the services that need that we can actually keep them out of the You know out of the criminal justice system and have them productive since and I can't think of Anybody that's a more qualified than you to do that particular job. I've known you a long time I worked your long time. I know how you feel Especially about, you know, these are youth out there So I just want to salute you for the job that you're doing and please keep up the good work So last but not least we are joined by the NYPD chief of transit Michael Kemper Who along with the man other members of the administration has been sounding the alarm about the dangers of subway surfing? I want to say like I just don't understand subway surfing And it's been a long time since I've been young. I don't remember doing it And I'm not going to judge these individuals that are doing it and the reason why they're doing it, right? People do things for different reasons. I'm not going to judge them. I just hope that they stop it It is extremely extremely dangerous and I want to say I didn't do anything as silly as that when I was younger But my memory failed me. I probably did but it is something that we need to get the message out That is something that we need to find other ways to be able to Quince whatever Thirst that you have for this type of act and Mike, we need to continue to sign a law So tell us about subway surfing and what needs to be done about that? Sure. Good afternoon And thank you deputy may banks for allowing me to join you today to speak on a subject that is incredibly important Message that all New Yorkers need to hear the New York City subway system is a vast complex and impressive system It's truly the lifeblood of our city. It connects communities It's a way to explore this great city of ours and most importantly. It's a means of transport again It's a means of transport But what we've seen is some of our riders mostly of young age are treating the subway system like it's a playground and are participating in an extremely dangerous act subway surfing and Unfortunately, we've witnessed far too many tragic outcomes associated with the senseless act which is fueled by social media intention clout and poor decisions What makes it even worse is that what we are experiencing is entirely avoidable The NYPD is fully engaged in efforts to end this dangerous trend to protect participants Who are not thinking of the tragic consequences and devastation associated with it our efforts include? intelligence gathering investigations deployment which includes arrests and Outreach This year alone in six months We've recorded six incidents of subway surfing in New York City that resulted in tragic outcomes It was during these incidents that 14 ages lost their lives and three teenagers suffered some very serious debilitating injuries Injuries to be quite frank that are devastating and life-altering and Injuries and death that has left families and friends heartbroken and shattered The ages of the four individuals who lost their lives are as follows 16 15 14 and 14 It should be known that these are the exact ages that are the majority of the kids were encountering who subway surf young immature and Impressionable kids who are not thinking of tragic consequences and are only thinking of in the moment and they're thinking of attention and popularity Our deployment our investigations and our enforcement efforts this year have already led to countless occasions Where we've deterred people from subway surfing as well as dozens of apprehensions and over 70 arrests Yes, subway surfing is illegal and if your court you will be arrested We have also identified dozens of subway surfers and have made and will continue to conduct home visits to their parents and guardians To let them know that their family member and loved one Participates in this deadly act and to explain to them the dangers associated with it We are also working alongside our partners at the New York City Department of Education Our educators so that they can incorporate prevention lessons and speak to their students about this dangerous topic Additionally, we continue continuously speak about this topic in public forums forums such as this as well as on our social media platforms Where public service messages are displayed matter of fact a public service? Message was developed and we just released it this week On this topic. So if we may could we view that PSI? a Disturbing increase in incidents of so-called subway surfing in the city some of them deadly another young life taken by a dangerous stunt Subway surfing incredibly dangerous and illegal for the latest subway surfing incident that killed a teenage boy The four-year-old boy who died Thursday while subway surfing in Brooklyn was cutting class from his high school One 14 year old was killed and another seriously injured after they were subway surfing a Brooklyn family is Reeling tonight following the latest death in the city linked to subway surfing There is nothing safe new or legal about subway surfing But we urge anyone even thinking of subway surfing don't do it our aim or our goal is focused on prevention and safety all to avoid unnecessary Tragedy our message is clear to anyone who's considering subway surfing Don't do it Not only is it illegal and you will be arrested if court, but people are literally dying while doing it The subway system is an unforgiving place and one slip one misjudgment or one false move Well, that is usually followed with life altering or life-ending outcomes. There are no do-overs No amount of likes or comments from your friends is worth the devastation. You will bring yourself into your family And to anyone a message to anyone who sees Anyone subway surfing, please call 9-1-1 immediately to report that Your call just may be saving a life and Finally the message to our parents guardians and family members speak to your children and family member Then speak to them again Then speak to them until you sound like a broken record Because the subject of stopping subway surfing merits repeating and can literally save the life of your loved one. Thank you So so Mike We have we got that right and you know our message today is so and even if you don't have right kids, right? Grandkids your niece nephews neighbors. We all just have one person. This is something that we just we can't do We could we're better than this as a as a city To stop we have an impact. What happens if you're riding trains and you see kids doing it or about to do it What what do you what's the message to an individual? What do you want that individual to do? So a great question and that's a question. We get a lot surrounding this this topic You got to report it immediately and there's many many different ways if you're riding a train There's many ways that you can report it if you're on a platform If you're street level and you see kids on top of a train subway surfing we want that reported to us immediately We want to stop that train and take these kids off the train You can call 9-1-1 again. That's an emergency people are losing their lives If you're on the train Let the conductor know immediately to construct it the conductor has full control of the train And he could stop it safely and call us to take these kids off. So Again, the goal is prevention The goal is to report it if the public sees it anyone listening to me right now report it immediately treated as an emergency and Also, talk to your children. Talk to your loved ones about the dangers associated with it So that's a direct message talk to someone today Tomorrow the next day about subway surfing if you're actually on the trains core number one Get to the conductor let the conductor know what you're seeing because we can actually stop that so Mike I appreciate that and in closing I just before we go to question So to say we just you know passed a lot fourth I don't like to talk about statistics because and my colleagues appear in the NYPD May Concur is that you go to these meetings and you talk about you're down as soon as you're down in robberies It does nothing for the person who was robbed There's nothing for the person was a victim, right? So you very seldom ever hear me talk about statistics other than as indicators to be able to shift strategies But we had a very relatively, you know safe July 4th as the law force go We generally have a lot of different conditions. We're starting to see a lot of Positive indicators that are taking place when it comes to violence in this particular city We're still grappled with some GLA issues, and I think you're gonna see the NYPD make an announcement real soon about that But as the city together we can continue to push this city down and down and down And what's success when we have no crimes and people say that can't happen It may not happen, but it doesn't mean we can't continue to try that and part of that What the mayor is doing is trying to break down silos He's trying to get all the agencies to work together and what we're asking for you is to push us for the people in the In the community in these neighborhoods, we're trying to tell you exactly what we're doing We're asking you to tell us what you see and what you suggest that we take place And as a city we can actually work this so that while we are go heading in the right directions All of the indicators are well We do will never rest on our laurels Because if one person is shot was one person is the victim of a sexual assault If one person is a victim of domestic violence It is too many times that is happening and we want to be able to make sure as a city That we avoid any of the avoidable crimes that we can take here So it's not easy, but nothing that's worth it is easy and to everybody out there Certainly, thank you for the people who do contribute to helping us and we're gonna continue to To try to get as better and the more effective as much as we possibly can so Derek. I'm done turning over to you Thank you deputy mayor. We will now take any on-topic questions from the media if folks have any questions Great. Thank you earlier this week the administration reached out to New Yorkers asking them to submit questions for the officials that have joined us here today We will now get to as many of those as we can with the amount of time that we have left Our first question comes for chief Kemper from Tariq in Manhattan who asks Would it be possible to have sensors or cameras on top of trains learning the conductor that an unauthorized person is moving on top of the train? I think Tariq that's a great question And that's a question that we speak to our partners at the MTA A lot about as most recently is this week. So let me say this The NYPD and the MTA we've recognized the seriousness of this topic The MTA and again, I could say this with certainty They are in discussions and they're brainstorming if you will and they're thinking about different mechanisms That they can use to prevent and detect and identify subway surfing. I'm sure the MTA In the near future will have more to say on that topic. I hope I answered your question, but the topic of sensors Is a topic that Tariq I personally asked that question to MTA leadership in recent past So great question. Is it a great question because you asked it prior to that or is it a great question? It's a great question. It's a great question. Okay And just can you just make sure the MTA chair knows that the question came up? Even though he may be aware I want to sort of make sure that you you hit it again saying it's not it's not only coming from you But people in the community are asking for it as well 100% will do and it was a good question. It's a good question Thank you chief The next question comes for a commissioner Holmes from Jessica in Manhattan who asks How do the ranks of officers work within the department of probation? Is it similar to the ranks in the nypd? Very similar. It's a structured like a line organization just like nypd. You have subordinates and you have supervisors So just different titles Thank you Next question comes from alfred and queens for ocme who asks how does a gun crime lab help when it comes to a criminal investigation? Well, thank you for that question. Good question Um Crime scenes have a number of different types of evidence. Uh, some of that evidence is evaluated by the nypd crime lab We at the medical examiner's office operate the city's forensic dna laboratory And the type of evidence we evaluate could Come in the form of something that's seen as evidence at a crime scene like a blood stain Or it could be something that can't be seen Uh With the naked eye like dna evidence left from the touch of a suspect's hand on the trigger or the handle of a gun The dna that's left behind by a suspect at a crime scene can only be detected by The work that we do in our lab The dna left on the trigger or the handle of a gun Used in a crime can only be linked to a suspect through the testing that we do So in our lab, uh, this work helps identify potential suspects now much faster than ever again Work that can be used to Convict the guilty or exonerate someone who's innocent of a crime Thank you. The next question is for the nypd from ben in manhattan who asks is the nypd continuing to have officers in the subway system Ben another good question. The answer is yes. Look Mayor adams and this administration has been clear From day one public safety is their top priority and that certainly includes public safety in the subway system You know between mayor adams subway safety plan that was released in february of 2022 Followed by the cops cameras and care program That really initiated in october You know tremendous investments have been made to public safety in the subway system and those investments include the infusion if you will of a a large large amount of police officers Additional police officers patrolling the subway system. So as we're sitting here right now We're deploying upwards of a thousand additional uniform cops to the subway system every day These cops are assigned to a host of different assignments train patrols they're doing They're assigned to platform patrols mezzanine patrols and fixed at turnstiles New york city cops are The greatest cops in the world and i want to take this opportunity to recognize them and thank them for the work They do each and every day because what they do each and every day i see And it's incredible and it's because of the work they do that last year in october Before this investment really kicked in new york city Crime was up Over 40 percent in the new york city subway system But because of this infusion but more importantly you could have a plan without the men and women getting a job done What good is that plan? But because of the cops? Crime not only went Leveled stopped immediately But we went from a 45 plus percent increase in crime To a decrease in crime looking at the first six months of this year Calendar year 2023 We're about five percent under in crime verse last year we're also Lower crime for the first six months versus pre-pandemic years also And again, that didn't just happen All enforcement efforts are up in the subway system arrests are up dramatically this year versus prior years including pre-pandemic Summances for quality of life offenses up dramatically historic highs that includes All quality of life violations our fair evasion enforcement a key component to our crime reduction strategy up tens of thousands in the first six months Weapons possessions arrests are up dramatically knife possession in the subway system up 60 percent this year versus last year Listen, I could talk about what the men and women are doing in the subway system And I could talk about the results they're having because they're really having very very good results But just to jump on what deputy may banks said one crime is one too many And we really really recognize what does that mean to the person that was victimized of a crime? Right, and we do recognize that We still have a lot of work to do. We are not naive Right a person a rider deserves to enter the new york city subway system travel from point a to point b In peace and not become victim of a crime And probably equally as important or more importantly, they should feel safe They should feel safe doing it and those are the challenges that we face policing the subway system But here's what I can tell you and here's what I said already New york city is blessed With the greatest cops in the world That each and every day come in To help and that's what we do. So I think ben Ben, I hope I answered your question. I gave you a little more than you asked for The answer is yes Great and our final question comes from darlin near manhattan for commissioner homes Who asks does the department of probation offer anti-violence or job readiness programs? Absolutely. So laser focus when it comes to those two areas Uh, naturally to anti-violence. We actually have credible messengers actually that are hired that operate out our neon spaces speaking to individuals every day Um, we have external as well as internal job readiness. We work with the fortune Society the osborne foundation strive Internally naturally we have neon works which functions operates out of our neon space We also have youth rap and then we have young adult programs Thank you on behalf of the adams administration, I would like to thank everyone for tuning in to today's briefing We look forward to seeing you all at our next one. Have a great day Thank you