Liebers subway crime dismissal: Letters to the Editor Jan. 13, 2025

The Issue: MTA CEO Janno Lieber stating the increase in subway crime is in riders’ heads.Janno Lieber, all MTA bosses and elected officials should be mandated to use the “safe” subway system for one year, no exceptions and no bodyguards (“Ride Janno out on a rail!” Jan 9).Let them see first-hand how safe the subways are.These people are all delusional and need a wake-up call to the rising crime in the system.Think of the additional money that could be saved and infused into the MTA with the savings if you took away their chauffeured rides and made them use the subway for their daily trips.Veronica KwiecinskiMaspethLieber’s delusional claim that New Yorkers need not fear riding the subways after two riders were stabbed, another set on fire and another pushed onto the track is criminal.He should be held accountable, and make sure the slashers and people arrested for these crimes are held without bail and jailed until a court date.His statement that the system is safe “overall” is the reason he must be held accountable for the release of these felons.Bonnie GiordanoFlorham Park, NJNew Yorkers are not as incompetent as Lieber makes them out to be with such an asinine assertion.Crime is rampant in the system, and I personally don’t believe the COMPSTAT numbers from the NYPD regarding transit crime statistics.Felony assault can be reduced to misdemeanor assault with a change of a word or two on the UF61 form — or considered “accidental” or “unintentional.” Pickpocketing can be reduced to “lost property” if you didn’t see or feel someone take your wallet or purse.Give all of us a break, Lieber — New Yorkers are far from gullible, let alone stupid.

Enjoy your congestion toll money while it lasts.Ralph ManenteYonkersInstead of claiming the systems are safe and charging the hard-working folks of New York City with congesting pricing, they should use some of the MTA funds to study the subway systems of England, Japan and Amsterdam.Those sys...