{"id":440423,"date":"2022-05-01T23:46:38","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T20:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-subway-platforms-would-all-have-cameras-under-brooklyn-pols-legislation\/"},"modified":"2022-05-01T23:46:38","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T20:46:38","slug":"nyc-subway-platforms-would-all-have-cameras-under-brooklyn-pols-legislation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-subway-platforms-would-all-have-cameras-under-brooklyn-pols-legislation\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC subway platforms would all have cameras under Brooklyn pol&#8217;s legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b75ff2308c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b75ff2308c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-subway-platforms-would-all-have-cameras-under-brooklyn-pols-legislation\/#%E2%80%9CNYC_subway_platforms_would_all_have_cameras_under_Brooklyn_pols_legislation%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NYC subway platforms would all have cameras under Brooklyn pol&#8217;s legislation&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNYC_subway_platforms_would_all_have_cameras_under_Brooklyn_pols_legislation%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NYC subway platforms would all have cameras under Brooklyn pol&#8217;s legislation&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Sedrick Simon was fatally struck by a Brooklyn subway in 2019 \u2014 but nearly three years later, the circumstances surrounding his death remain a mystery.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s because the station where the 36-year-old was killed around 7 a.m. had no cameras to capture what had h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened \u2014 and no witnesses have ever come forward. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy brother died at the Newkirk Avenue station, he was hit by a train \u2014 to this day that\u2019s all we know,\u201d Jennifer Muhammad, his older sister, recently told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can get robbed in front of McDonald\u2019s and there\u2019s a camera. I don\u2019t know if it was a homicide. I don\u2019t know if he was pushed on tracks. I know nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Simon\u2019s Dec. 26, 2019 death prompted Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn to introduce a bill called \u201cSedrick\u2019s Law\u201d \u2014 which would force the MTA to install cameras on all subway platforms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There wasn\u2019t enough political will at the time to turn it into a law. But now, Bichotte is reviving the effort in wake of the April 12 mass shooting on a crowded Brooklyn N train \u2014 and after accused gunman Frank James spent nearly 30 hours on the lam because of malfunctioning MTA surveillance cameras.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/sedrick-simon-subway-030.jpeg?w=768\" alt=\"Sedrick Simon\" class=\"wp-image-22103193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/sedrick-simon-subway-030.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/sedrick-simon-subway-030.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/sedrick-simon-subway-030.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/sedrick-simon-subway-030.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=384 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/sedrick-simon-subway-030.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><figcaption>Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn introduced \u201cSedrick\u2019s Law\u201d that would mandate cameras on all subway platforms. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIn 2019, dollars stood in the way of our safety,\u201d said the Brooklyn Democrat, who represents Midwood, where Simon lived. \u201cIf we had cameras, we would have had a clearer picture of Sedrick\u2019s death, and probably a little more closure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bichotte believes the bill \u2014 currently in committee and being expedited to hopefully be passed before the legislative session ends in June \u2014 will also keep New Yorkers safer at a time when crime is rising on the subways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople know that surveillance is also a deterrent from crime,\u201d she said. \u201cIf you know they are surveillance cameras, you\u2019re more likely not to actually commit the crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A group of Congress members, including three from New York City, pressed the MTA for answers in a blistering April 20 letter about why the cameras were malfunctioning during the gruesome horrific\u00a0subway attack in Sunset Park\u00a0\u2014 especially when the agency has millions in federal dollars for security.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/sedrick-simon-subway-029.jpeg?w=768\" alt=\"Jennifer Muhammad and her brother Sedrick Simon\" class=\"wp-image-22103198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/sedrick-simon-subway-029.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/sedrick-simon-subway-029.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/sedrick-simon-subway-029.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/sedrick-simon-subway-029.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=384 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/sedrick-simon-subway-029.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><figcaption>Sedrick Simon\u2019s sister Jennifer Muhammad told The Post that she still doesn\u2019t know if her brother\u2019s death was a homicide. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli will also audit the MTA\u2019s subway security camera system in the wake of the disaster, The Post learned, as will Acting MTA Inspector <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Elizabeth Keating, the agency\u2019s top watchdog.<\/p>\n<p>MTA spokesperson Tim Minton said the agency is \u201cproud of a subway camera system the NYPD calls the \u2018most reliable\u2019 and \u2018highest quality\u2019 of any providing pictures in the City.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Last month, he noted that there are nearly 10,000 cameras monitoring the subway system and that up to 1% may not be working at any given time, including for scheduled maintenance.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Bichotte painted a more complicated picture of the current surveillance situation underground.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe may have some cameras that are there, but they\u2019re not fully operational, or \u2026 you can\u2019t see the full platform. We want to make sure that it\u2019s mandated. We want MTA to ensure that their priority is the safety of the passengers,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Muhammad \u2014 who described her brother \u201cSeddy\u201d as a \u201cteddy bear \u2026 who would give the shirt off his back to anyone\u201d \u2014 said the MTA \u201cdidn\u2019t even have the decency to call\u201d her family after his disturbing death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe couldn\u2019t even look at his body because he was mangled by a train, but yet to this day I\u2019m unable to tell my mother and father how her son passed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She said she hopes the bill named after her late sibling will provide families some closure  \u2014 should another tragedy on the rails strike again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis bill will create a level of accountability for sure, and moving forward I hope it will save lives,\u201d she said. \u201cI don\u2019t want another death like my brother\u2019s.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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