NYC subways face push for better camera system after malfunction missed shooter


People walk by a subway stop in a busy midtown Manhattan in New York City. The MTA is reviewing Internet connectivity issues at three Brooklyn subway stations that resulted in video feed not being received by the transit agency’s command center and the NYPD, according to an MTA spokesman. — AFP

New York’s subway network is facing a push to improve its camera system after security video failed to work at the Brooklyn station that became a bloody scene of chaos in the wake of a mass shooting on April 12.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which oversees New York City’s subways, buses and commuter rails, is reviewing Internet connectivity issues at three Brooklyn subway stations that resulted in video feed not being received by the transit agency’s command center and the New York City Police Department, according to Tim Minton, an MTA spokesman.

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