You snooze, you lose: NYPD cracking down on subway sleeping

NEW YORK — Almost 500 straphangers have been ticketed this year for taking up too much space napping in subway cars, a New York Police Department chief said Friday at a City Council budget hearing. The enforcement is part of the crackdown since Mayor Eric Adams and police last month announced they were determined to drive down subway crime and restore order underground while trying to connect the homeless with social services. Chief of Transit Jason Wilcox said more than 1,000 extra officers now patrol the subway system. He said officers have helped place 198 homeless people in shelters and ha...