Subway riders react to National Guard deployment: ’It terrifies me'

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Thursday March 7, 2024 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [‘It terrifies me’: NYC subway riders react to Gov. Hochul’s National Guard deployment]( [National Guard members seen in the main concourse of Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan on March 7, 2024]( [The governor says the move is meant to reassure riders, even as some say it’s an overreaction to recent crimes.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [Police officers in uniform standing outside a synagogue at night.]( [NJ bias incidents reach record levels again, state reports]( [State data showed that Black people were most targeted for their race while Jewish people were most targeted for their religion in 2023.]( [The entrance to P.S. 158 in East New York]( [Gun found in backpack of 8-year-old at Brooklyn elementary school: police]( [Police say the gun was unloaded and allegedly used to threaten another child.]( [A group of people waits in front of BonBon candy store in the Lower East Side.]( [Why are grownups waiting in line to buy candy on the LES? An investigation.]( [Move over, Wonka.]( [A mural on Mosco Street contains a plea to end anti-Asian hate crime. It also has become a memorial for Christina Yuna Lee, an Asian American woman who was murdered in her nearby apartment.]( [More than half of Asian New Yorkers experienced hateful acts in 2023, report says]( [The incidents ran the gamut from insults to physical violence, according to the findings.]( [Scenes from the St. Patrick's Day parade]( [Extra Extra: NYC is no longer one of the top 5 cities for celebrating St. Patrick's Day.]( [Because New York City can't be the best at everything, here are your afternoon links: A two-hour zip line, Five Guys prices, a building blocking views of the Empire State Building, and more from around the city and internet.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.