The Subway Had Its Safest Summer in Years. The White House Shrugged. NYT | Top Stories Stefanos Chen and Winnie Hu 11 September 2025 at 04:21 The U.S. Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy, has called the subway crime-ridden, but Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York said her message to him was, “We’ve got this.” © Dave Sanders for The New York TimesGov. Kathy Hochul said on Wednesday that public safety on the subway was on the rise.