Why all the cops at the Bergen Street subway station?

dr f · June 2010

Last 2 mornings around 7 AM, 6 cops on the platform. Not doing bag checks, (no tables or signs and they were inside the turnstiles). Stood near the turnstile until the train approached then 2 walked towards the back of the train, 2 towards the front and 2 stayed in the middle. As far as I could tell none got on the train (I was near the back and could see they were still on the platform as the train pulled out.)

This was on the Manhattan bound platform.

zeferino jackson · June 2010

Probably because of the rapist. I don't know if they got him yet.

bkchickie · June 2010

Rapist? What?

king without a crown · June 2010

I have no clue either

MOD · June 2010

There was an attempted rape in Carrol Garden's a week ago, but that's a far jump from PH

armchair_warrior · June 2010

i hear they are on a ticket blitz. could be related to that.

king without a crown · June 2010

Sounds like counter terrorism duties to me

goodprospect · June 2010

I had 3 cops come into a subway car I was in recently (in Manhattan) and, after they spent a minute looking up and down the car, all take out little pads and start taking notes (or doodling?) ..... it was strange, but appeared to be some kind of observation exercise they had to do. That was my guess, anyway. I'd imagine they get sent out by their higher-ups to do all sorts of things, like go in large numbers to the trains also to send a visibility message.