NYC's subway weapons scanning pilot program "objectively a failure," critics say
A 30-day pilot program of using scanners to detect weapons in the subway is over. According to the NYPD, some 2,749 scans done during the pilot program. There were 118 false positives, the NYPD said.
AI-powered weapons scanners used in NYC subway found zero guns in one month test
A pilot program testing AI-powered weapons scanners inside some New York City subway stations this summer did not detect any passengers with firearms — but falsely alerted more than 100 times.
False positives make subway weapons scanners a failure, advocates say
The city’s new gun-detecting scanners set up at some subway stations produced false positives on over 4% of scans, according to the NYPD. The city tested the machines, which look like traditional metal detectors,
As City Unveils Results of Controversial Subway Gun Scanner Pilot, What Do New Yorkers Think?
The NYPD said Thursday that the month-long gun detector pilot yielded 12 knives, 118 false positives, and zero firearms. City Limits’ CLARIFY youth journalists spoke to transit riders and advocates to get their thoughts on the use of weapon scanners in the system.
NYC Evolv weapons scanner pilot in subways: No guns, 12 knives, unanswered questions
NYPD officials said late Wednesday that the controversial Evolv weapons scanners Mayor Adams’ administration rolled out in the MTA subway system detected 12 knives and no guns over the course of a month-long pilot program this summer.
NYPD’s subway gun scanners fail to meet expectations
The results are in. The scanners the NYPD tried using to catch guns at subway turnstiles did not get the job done. Critics of the technology say what is even more troubling is the fact that over 100 people were stopped by police due to so-called false positives.
Teen dies while subway surfing in Queens days after his 13th birthday
A 13-year-old boy died while subway surfing in Queens on Wednesday. It's the fifth subway surfing death in New York City so far this year.
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13-year-old boy believed to be killed while subway surfing in Ridgewood, Queens; 5th death in 2024
RIDGEWOOD, Queens (WABC) -- A 13-year-old boy was believed to be subway surfing was killed in Ridgewood, Queens on Wednesday.
Jury selection begins in the trial of a man charged in a New York City subway chokehold death
Jury selection has begun in the criminal trial of the U.S. Marine Corps veteran who placed a man in a deadly chokehold aboard ...
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NYC subway ridership hits new milestone, but still far short of pre-pandemic levels
Turnstiles have clocked 4.3 million entries on five different days this fall, a benchmark not seen since the pandemic shut ...
M.T.A. Promotes New Subway Boss After 27 Years of Service
Demetrius Crichlow, who had been serving as the interim president of New York City Transit since the summer, has been given ...
New York watchdog pegs MTA deficit at $1B next year
New York City's beleaguered public transit system is headed back into the red, according to the state's top bean counter, who ...
NYPD’s metal subway scanners fail to detect guns
The results are in. The scanners the NYPD tried using to catch guns at subway turnstiles did not get the job done.
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Subway surfer injured in fall between train cars in the Bronx
A subway surfer was injured when he fell between two train cars in the Bronx on Thursday morning, officials said.The ...