New York City's subway soldiers: Kathy Hochul deploys nearly ONE THOUSAND National Guard troops for 'stop and search' on Big Apple's train network - as Eric Adams finally cracks down on city's violent repeat criminals

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is set to deploy almost 1,000 National Guard and State Police troops to curb the Big Apple's subway crimewave. 

The governor, 65, is joining efforts from New York City Mayor Eric Adams to halt a surge in attacks in the underground system - which he said is being fueled by a failure to stop repeat offenders. 

Adams' crackdown will see subway riders subjected to 'random' bag checks while the number of plainclothes cops patrolling the station will see a big increase.  

He stressed the subways are particularly seeing an increase in attacks on MTA workers, which he blamed on a small number of criminals being able to target people hundreds of times each. 

He noted that 38 people were arrested for a staggering 1,126 attacks on MTA workers in 2023, while 542 people were arrested last year for over 7,600 shoplifting crimes. 

'We're doing our job,' he told PIX11 on Wednesday. 'You can't have 38 people that committed 1,126 crimes in our city back on our streets.'

These efforts are set to be bolstered by almost 1,000 New York State Police, MTA Police and National Guard troops deployed to help the subway bag checks, it was announced Wednesday.  

Almost 1,000 members of the National Guard and State Police are being deployed across the Big Apple to combat rampant subway crime, pictured shortly after the announcement was made in Penn Station in New York City 

The near-1000 strong deployment will be made up of around 750 National Guardsmen and 250 State Police officers, seen on their first day on Wednesday in Manhattan's Penn Station 

New York City Mayor Eric Adams (pictured with NYPD Transit Chief Michael Kemper) said he is 'not happy' with the state of subway crime as he launches a crackdown  

In a separate interview on Wednesday with CBS New York, it was noted that Adams is deploying 94 bag checking teams across 136 stations, among 472 total subway stations in New York City. 

Adams said that New York Governor Kathy Hochul has been an 'amazing partner' in his efforts. On Wednesday, it was announced that her office would deploy state resources to curb the crimewave. 

This will see almost 1,000 new officers stationed onto the streets, made up of 750 National Guard troops and 250 additional MTA police and State Police officers.  

Although the technology isn't ready yet, the mayor said he is hoping to upgrade New York City's subway security by introducing weapons screening systems across the city. 

The systems were a pledge that Adams made when he ran for mayor, but said this week that he is still waiting for Silicon Valley to respond to his 'challenge to the tech industry.'

In the meantime, he said he has launched the latest measures because the city is suffering what he branded a 'recidivist spike' - criminals continuing to commit crimes after being arrested and released. 

He noted the number of repeat MTA attackers - with each 38 suspects counting for an average of almost 30 attacks each in 2023 - has surged despite arrests being made. 

Without calling anyone out by name, the mayor alluded to a weak system allowing perpetrators back onto the streets, and said the city needs 'to do an analysis of the entire criminal justice system to make sure every aspect of it is doing its job.'

In one of the recent attacks one week ago, a subway conductor was slashed in the neck after briefly sticking his head out of a train window. 

Last moth, city officials also slammed the no-bail release of a repeat offender who has been arrested six times this year already, and reportedly has 47 priors and 28 convictions for preying on New Yorkers, reports PIX11. 

The perpetrator, Rudell Faulkner, was quickly released back to the streets despite being arrested for grand larceny on a 56-year-old woman, and possession of felony narcotics when he was arrested in February. 

Adams is deploying 94 bag checking teams across 136 stations, among 472 total subway stations in New York City 

Last month, subway conductor Alton Scott, 59, received 34 stiches after being slashed on an NYC subway in a random attack 

Repeat offender Rudell Faulkner (pictured) sparked outrage last month after he was quickly released onto the streets following an arrest, despite having six arrests this year and a total of 47 priors and 28 convictions for preying on New Yorkers 

New York City Governor Kathy Hochul (left) announced Wednesday she would deploy almost 1,000 National Guard and State Police officers to help curb the subway crimewave 

Adams also said the NYPD is taking aim at a rise in shoplifting and thefts across the city, which he again cited as being carried out by a small number of perpetrators. 

The 542 arrested repeat offenders last year each responsible for an average of over 14 offences each, with incidents of moped-riding migrants randomly attacking on the streets marking an escalation in recent months. 

While insisting he is 'not happy' with the state of subway crime in the city, Adams added that his measures have been working. 

He cited a 15 percent drop in subway crime in February compared to January, and said 'there will be bumps from time to time.' 

PIX11 anchors countered that there has been a 13 percent spike in violent crimes on the subways compared to last year. 

'We're doing a combination of things,' Adams said. 

'We put 1,000 uniformed members [of the NYPD] in the subway system after we saw the spike going in the month of January. We saw results of that.' 

Adams is deploying more cops to stations across the city, and cited repeat offenders for fueling the crisis. He noted that 38 people were arrested for a staggering 1,126 attacks on MTA workers in 2023, while 542 people were arrested last year for over 7,600 shoplifting crimes 

Adams appeared with NYPD Transit Chief Michael Kemper, who doubled down on the measures that Adams is pushing and said the abundance of cameras on subway stations now act as an added deterrent.

'Those cameras hold tremendous value,' Kemper said. 'And they're all throughout the subway system. Literally, thousands of cameras. Those cameras are a deterrent.' 

'Our cops are visible, they're riding trains, they're standing on platforms, they're at the turnstiles,' Kemper said. 

'We have plain clothes cops all throughout the subway system in every borough 24 hours a day.'