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> Hochul said she chose to use state resources rather than pay for NYPD overtime to beef up transit patrols.

> “I’m going to be responding to many, many needs of the mayor and the city of New York in our budget,” Hochul said. “And so I said, ‘I can do something more immediate than a budget request, I can give you bodies right now.’ And I think that actually puts us ahead of the game.”