{"id":451838,"date":"2022-05-24T03:40:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T00:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ny-assembly-passes-bill-mandating-cameras-on-all-subway-platforms\/"},"modified":"2022-05-24T03:40:50","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T00:40:50","slug":"ny-assembly-passes-bill-mandating-cameras-on-all-subway-platforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ny-assembly-passes-bill-mandating-cameras-on-all-subway-platforms\/","title":{"rendered":"#NY Assembly passes bill mandating cameras on all subway platforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 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-6a26e0fa5820b\" 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-6a26e0fa5820b\" 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\/ny-assembly-passes-bill-mandating-cameras-on-all-subway-platforms\/#%E2%80%9CNY_Assembly_passes_bill_mandating_cameras_on_all_subway_platforms%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NY Assembly passes bill mandating cameras on all subway platforms&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNY_Assembly_passes_bill_mandating_cameras_on_all_subway_platforms%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NY Assembly passes bill mandating cameras on all subway platforms&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The New York Assembly <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>roved a bill on Monday that mandates the MTA have cameras operating at all subway stations and expands its authority to add more surveillance <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> below ground \u2014 a day after the fourth subway homicide in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The bill, called Sedrick\u2019s Law, is named for Sedrick Simon, the constituent of Assembly member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn who was fatally struck by a train in 2019 at a Brooklyn subway station with no platform cameras. <\/p>\n<p>Three years later, how he wound up on the tracks in the oath of the train remains a mystery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bichotte first introduced the bill in 2020 and revived her efforts to pass it following the April 12 mass shooting on a crowded Brooklyn N train in Sunset Park.<\/p>\n<p>The bill passed the Assembly only a day after a suspect shot and killed 48-year-old David Enriquez in the chest Sunday morning on a Q train \u2014 without provocation. The suspect remained at-large as of Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am in tears, I feel like I waited and had been holding my breath for this to finally happen and now I feel like I can breathe,\u201d Jennifer Muhammad, Sedrick Simon\u2019s sister, told The Post upon hearing the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> the bill will advance to the state Senate. \u201cI feel like my brother\u2019s death wasn\u2019t for nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mta-cameras-243.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"Sedrick Simon\" class=\"wp-image-22383631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mta-cameras-243.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mta-cameras-243.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mta-cameras-243.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mta-cameras-243.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Sedrick Simon who was fatally struck by a train in 2019 at a Brooklyn subway station with no platform cameras. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mta-cameras-242.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"Jennifer Muhammad and her brother Sedrick Simon.\" class=\"wp-image-22383629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mta-cameras-242.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mta-cameras-242.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mta-cameras-242.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mta-cameras-242.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Simon and his sister Jennifer Muhammad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Muhammad, 37, and her family have been haunted by her brother\u2019s death, who was on his way to an appointment when he was killed around 7 a.m. on Dec. 26, 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnough people have died, enough children have lost their parents,\u201d she said, adding she is \u201choping and praying\u201d the Senate passes the bill and Gov. Kathy Hochul signs it into law. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot only will it create a safety for the passengers, but a deterrent for the criminals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The MTA says it already complies with the terms set by the bill because it has cameras at every subway station.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe appreciate the Assembly\u2019s support for the MTA\u2019s ongoing camera security program that already has installed cameras in all 472 subway stations and is scheduled to add thousands more later this year alone,\u201d MTA Communications Director Tim Minton said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdding cameras throughout the system will enhance coverage already providing material support for investigating crimes and catching those responsible.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mta-cameras-239.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Eric Adams and the new, incoming NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell\" class=\"wp-image-22383623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mta-cameras-239.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mta-cameras-239.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mta-cameras-239.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Assembly member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn revived her efforts to pass the bill following the April 12 mass shooting on a crowded Brooklyn N train.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Gregory P. Mango<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mta-cameras-240.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"New York state Capitol\" class=\"wp-image-22383625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mta-cameras-240.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mta-cameras-240.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mta-cameras-240.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>New York residents want politicians to do more to keep the city safe.  <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bichotte said in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nyassembly.gov\/mem\/?sh=video&amp;ad=42&amp;preview=memprev\">speech to the Assembly<\/a> Monday that making the subway safer is something \u201cevery New Yorker can get behind\u201d and cited the bill\u2019s bipartisan support.<\/p>\n<p>Felony assaults on the New York City transit system spiked more than 50 percent between February and March \u2014 reaching the highest total since the NYPD began increasing subway patrols 11 months ago, new data shows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bill seeks to reasonably install cameras on every platform on the MTA system,\u201d the Brooklyn Democrat said. \u201cI even have people who pray before getting into the subway train station over at Newkirk Avenue-Little Haiti station. 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