The governor responded to a rash of violent incidents on the city’s subway system by announcing the deployment of police officers to every single overnight train for the next six months.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul revealed Tuesday she wants police officers on every New York City overnight subway train for the next six months.

In a statement, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Hochul’s plan will allow for two officers to ride every overnight train. But she said more needs to be done to deal with the ongoing issue of repeat offenders who commit a disproportionate number of crimes in the subways, which she called the “root of the issue.”

Gov. Hochul said the state will be paying to put police on every overnight subway train for the next six months, “to reduce crime and the fear of crime” in the city’s mass

Governor Kathy Hochul has unveiled her agenda in the annual State of the State address, tackling tax cuts, free tuition for high-demand jobs, and inflation relief payments. The centerpiece of her proposals is a plan to station NYPD officers on every subway train overnight to combat rising crime.