Crime in NYC subway drops 23% in March vs. last year amid surge of cops on trains: NYPD

Crime in New York City’s subway system fell by 23% in March compared to the same period last year as the NYPD sent hundreds of additional officers to ride the rails and keep straphangers safe, the department’s latest statistics show. Following several high-profile shootings and random attacks in the subway, the NYPD sent nearly 2,000 additional…