NYPD officers will be stationed on NYC subway trains starting Monday [Video]

NEW YORK (WABC) — Can you remember the last time you saw an officer riding on the subway car?

“I can’t really remember. Not too recently,” subway rider Arthur Kaplan said.

This reality changed Monday night. The first 100 additional NYPD police officers to patrol inside the trains under Governor Kathy Hochul’s new plan were on the job.

By the end of the month, it will be up to 300, guaranteeing two cops will ride on every overnight subway train as officials work to improve public safety.

“I actually was on a car going to Queens last week, and there were two officers on the train. So it was kind of relieving. It was actually a relief, to be honest. It was very, really,” Arwa Zegler said.

Hochul, wanting all straphangers to share this same sense of safety and security, announced last week the state is footing the bill for $77 million in overtime …