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Former Cuomo official said Hochul couldn't 'bother to read a newspaper'
New York Governor Kathy Hochul was slammed on social media Sunday after
touting how safe the New York City subway system has become thanks to her efforts û just hours after a woman was set on fire and burned to death on
a train.
In an X post on Sunday, Hochul claimed that crime has decreased on Big
Apple trains since she deployed the National Guard in March. Last week,
Hochul sent 750 National Guard members to the subways in an effort to curb holiday crime.
"In March, I took action to make our subways safer for the millions of
people who take the trains each day," Hochul's post read. "Since deploying
the @NationalGuardNY to support @NYPDnews and @MTA safety efforts and
adding cameras to all subway cars, crime is going down, and ridership is
going up."
Hochul's post came around eight hours after a migrant from Guatemala
allegedly set a woman on fire and watched her burn to death on an F train
in Brooklyn. The horrific crime had been widely reported by the time the governor's tweet went up.
2 NY RESIDENTS ALLEGEDLY RAN SECRET CHINESE POLICE STATION: æSIGNIFICANT NATIONAL SECURITY MATTERÆ
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Kathy Hochul was widely-criticized after she touted her efforts to make
the NYC subway safe, just hours after a migrant allegedly set a woman on
fire. (Getty Images / NYPD)
The incident took place at the Stillwell Avenue station at around 7:30
a.m., according to the New York City Police Department (NYPD).
Several social media users responded to Hochul's tweet with graphic
footage of the immolation. The tweet also briefly had an X community note attached to it, which referenced the killing.
Melissa DeRosa, who served as secretary under former New York Governor
Andrew Cuomo, called out the sitting governor's post and mentioned that
another person had been murdered.
"2 people were murdered in the subway today," DeRosa wrote. "The governor
of the state of ny is a tourist who canÆt even bother to read a newspaper
while sheÆs in town."
VIRGINIA MAN CHARGED WITH PLANNING æMASS CASUALTYÆ ATTACK AT NYC ISRAELI CONSULATE
Advocacy group AntiSemitism called out the governor's communications
employees, writing that Hochul "need[s] a new social media team."
Lori Mills, the vice chair of the Ventura County Republican Party, also responded to the poorly-timed tweet.
"You must have missed todayÆs news," Mills said bluntly to Hochul.
Sources identified the person of interest to Fox News Digital as 33-year-
old Sebastin Zapeta, saying he entered the U.S. from Guatemala
approximately a year ago, but whether he did so legally or illegally was unclear.
Fox News Digital has reached out to U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement for more information on Zapeta.
Fox News Digital reached out to Hochul's office for comment, but did not immediately hear back.
Fox News Digital's Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
Andrea Margolis is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Readers
can send story tips to
andrea.margolis@fox.com.
Conversation 2K Comments
forecon_8654
1 hour ago
The NY voter had the opportunity to elect Zeldin instead of Hochul as
Governor, but the slope to good government was just too slippery for them
to climb. Elections have consequences, but as long as the residents are willing to continually accept them, regardless of their own peril, then
these crimes will generate headlines, but little sympathy.
toooutspoken1
1 hour ago
The voters in NY are not smart enough for their own good, they only follow
the party line and it is taking them down. It is obvious now that the
Democrats are only good at breaking the law and ignoring the crimes.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/hochul-slammed-saying-shes-made-subways-safer- same-day-woman-burned-alive-train
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