NYPD Transit Bureau

Maximilian Liening _{on Google}

Apr 15th, 2019

Action was taken quickly and in a professional manner.

B Best _{on Google}

Sep 26th, 2018

Disappointed with the low level of concern about crime and basic level of knowledge of some of the police at Atlantic terminal. I am a woman who was on the train on my way to work when a thug sat down right up against me (of course there was plenty of room) and when I tried moving aside he leaned into me and started aggressively shoving and elbowing me into the bars by the side of the seat until I jumped up and got away and then his waiting friend promptly sat down in my seat. I got out and called 911 and provided train info and direction hoping to avert further assaults on others. The dispatcher suggested I wait for police to interview me at the station. The officer who did most of the talking was courteous and also completely unconcerned. His first response to the traumatic experience I had just endured was to wrongly inform me that "since you do not have an injury, pushing and shoving was not assault only harassment" - somehow I don't think it would it have been called "only harassment" if the thugs had done same to him. The correct term is "assault" as well as harassment. I offered to show the picture I had taken of the perpetrators who were aggressive and looking for trouble- so that other officers at further stations could find the train and observe if they were causing problems. The officer's response was to say- twice- "by law we are not allowed to observe them". There were other such courteously made, blank faced and unhelpful comments which focused more on supporting the perpetrator's rights and less on supporting the law abiding citizen's right to a violence-free commute to work. I am a soft spoken person which probably made it easy to override my view of the incident as a serious offense which could lead to worse if ignored. I was shaken and late to work and as my efforts were clearly a waste of time, I gave up. It made my experience worse- this encounter with those who are supposedly there to help, protect and fight crime. There are officers out there with strong principles and genuine concern for the public. In this case, my strongest impression of the interview was that my welfare and that of the public was of no particular concern. I can see how this subtle attitude of more support for the criminal than the victim - whatever its motivation - directly correlates to the general rise in crime.