Put an end to subway shoving: Letters to the Editor Jan. 3, 2025

How many people are going to be pushed onto the subway tracks before the politicians actually do something more than just say how terrible it is (“Miracle on the tracks,” Jan.1)?Why don’t they emulate the sky-train system at John F.

Kennedy Airport, where there’s a protective barrier and no access to trains or tracks until the train actually stops for boarding?Meanwhile, when an inmate in an upstate prison is horrifically beaten by correction officers and then the victim tragically dies, Gov.Hochul spends millions on new cameras, demands staffing changes and hires outside consultants to review the prison system.Niles WeliksonWilliston ParkThankfully, this victim lived.

What he and anyone else has to do to keep safe in the New York City subway system is to do what Hochul does when she is using her so-called “safe subways”: Don’t stand at the edge, move to the middle of the platform — and then surround yourself with about half a dozen state troopers and city police.Then the subways would finally be safe.Bruce CollinsMiddletown, NJWith all good wishes to the fellow thrown to the tracks on New Year’s Eve and lucky enough to have landed in the trench, and with all due respect to all fellow subway frequenters, why do so many people stand at the very edge of the platform?Sorry, folks, but while we are entitled to be safe, we also all have an obligation to protect ourselves.Stand against the wall, or with your back to the tracks so that you can see someone coming at you.And for God’s sake put your phone away.

Don’t become a victim as a result of a lax attitude.Lou MaioneManhattanIf you watch the full video of the man being pushed onto the tracks, you will also see several people jumping the turnstiles.Crime in the city is out of control.

Mayor Adams has to bring back stop-and-frisk.When that policy was in place, the police were able to get the criminals off the streets.Anthony AmoreStaten IslandI totally agree regarding the coming election for spe...