Episode

New York City’s Crackdown on Subway Sleeping, Explained

Podcast: NYC NOW
Published: Jun 1, 2026
Duration seconds: 1157
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Summary

New York City police are taking a skyrocketing number of people to criminal court for sleeping or spreading out on the public transit system. WNYC public safety reporter Samantha Max joins us to understand how this is affecting New Yorkers, and why charges were up 3000% last year. Photo: Samantha Max Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.