At least two high-profile subway crimes rocked the outskirts just days after Gov. Kathy Hochul added hundreds more National Guard members to the train system — leaving New Yorkers skeptical about their safety both above and below ground.

The quick thinking police along with the help of the media and public arrested a suspect for the depravity Killing a woman She was set on fire while aboard a Brooklyn F train and burned Sunday morning. The suspect was charged with first-degree murder on Monday.

Also on Sunday, A suspected perpetrator was killed after him tried to rob one Stranger who defended himself-defense by stabbing his attacker on board 7 Train in Queens. Several suspects were arrested in connection with the fatal incident.

Both incidents came after two people were shot at a Q train station in Brooklyn. Two people were still at large on Monday afternoon.

After The horrific arson murder in Brooklyn on December 22nd, Hochul doubled about their decision to add 250 more National Guard members to the subway system and cameras in every subway car on December 18th.

“A The suspect is now in custody because of the terrible incident on the F train.” she said in a statement on Sunday. “Our brand new surveillance cameras helped law enforcement in the search the suspect and arrest him.”

Despite the governor Many public transit users in New York said efforts are being made to increase feelings of safety on the subways am newYork Metro remained skeptical about safety on Monday, stressing that more needed to be done to protect it.

“I believe there needs to be more consequences for violent crimes,” said Shula Wise, a Queens resident. “But this is something that has to be done at city council and court levels. Nothing can be done to protect the public on the subways when the city is crime friendly.”

Jessica Eitsirhc, who lives on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, doesn’t feel safe riding the train. She I would like to see more enforcement on trains to protect passengers in addition to National Guard members on platforms.

“IIf something happens to me on the train, no one becomes Help me” she said. “There have to be people there who can intervene. And Knowing their presence can also minimize crime on the actual vehicles not only stations where the National is on guard. They would Only Go to another station to avoid them.”

But Other New Yorkers see the problem as more than just a subway safety issue. Rather, they say the answer is to address the city’s other social and economic problems, such as affordable housing, inflation, And high cost of living.

The impact of some of these problems was felt by public transport users recently after the MTA board approved both congestion pricing on Nov. 18 and later an increase in subway and bus fares, expected to be $3 starting in August 2025.

A New Yorker, including the NewYork Metro granted her request for anonymity and said she doesn’t feel safe seeing the National Guard on the subway, and she does We do not view surveillance cameras as a financial priority for crime reduction. She’s more concerned with that “poor quality of life” in NYC.

“TThe city’s problem isn’t that the subways are more dangerous. It is the poor quality of life, limited resources, and rising inflation,” she said. “Using our tax dollars to expand patrols and install cameras is not the way to go Our money should be spent.”

Still others say the safety of city trains is due to old-fashioned police patrols.

“I Honestly Never see the National Guard unless I am at a major train station in Manhattan, like Grand Central. Until this weekend, I always had the feeling that line 7 was reasonably safe.” said Harold, a Queens Residentallusion to Sunday Fatal stabbing on the train. “I would like to see more police officers on trains. That’s it really the only deterrent.”