Q&A
Targeted outreach efforts in areas with high rates of subway surfing
1:14:42
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Council Member Yusef Salaam inquires about targeted outreach efforts in neighborhoods experiencing high rates of subway surfing. Chief Joseph Gulotta of the NYPD responds, focusing on areas along the 7 line in Queens.
- Gulotta identifies schools along the 7 line as primary targets for outreach
- The 7 line is highlighted due to its geography and higher incidence of subway surfing
- A connection is made to the movie 'Spider-Man: Homecoming,' which features the 7 line
- Discussion on the potential influence of media on youth behavior
Yusef Salaam
1:14:42
That's exciting.
1:14:46
Children, involving themselves in really participating and seeing what we do, especially as it relates to something so, important that they may be paying attention and they're showing us that they're paying attention.
1:15:00
So thank you for, acknowledging them and wow.
1:15:05
This is great.
1:15:06
You know, I wanna know, is there any targeted outreach efforts by YCOs or local precincts in neighborhoods that have experienced high rates of subway service?
1:15:17
I know that there was data that showed that it wasn't necessarily one demographic or another, but I'm wondering if there may be, something that we can
Joseph Gulotta
1:15:27
Yeah.
1:15:27
So when we take a look at it, it's predominantly along the along that 7 line.
1:15:32
Those schools along the 7 line, those are the ones we've identified, and those are the ones we're really looking to get into because it really seems to be the bigger problems along the 7 line.
1:15:41
And it's simple just because of geography of how that the traces are laid out.
1:15:45
And then if you watch Spider Man Homecoming, at the end of that movie, Spider Man's on the 7 line riding that train.
1:15:51
So that's where we wanna get.
1:15:52
We wanna get through those schools along the 7 line.
1:15:54
That's the focus.
1:15:55
That's where we see most of our calls.
1:15:56
That's where most of our repeat offenders come from.
1:15:59
And we have a couple of schools that I've identified with Mark that we're gonna really look to make sure we concentrate on.
Yusef Salaam
1:16:06
Wow.
1:16:07
We may we may have to perhaps tap into the, movie industry as it provides that kind of messaging because, you know, quite often I'm a avid, double 0 7 slash, you know, but of course I know I'm not doing any of those kinds of things, but, you know, sometimes when children see these things it's like, oh, that's cool.
1:16:29
Spiderman was on the train or swinging from a line, you know.
Joseph Gulotta
1:16:34
And and I gotta tell you, when I watched the movie recently with my kids, I was struck by at the end of the movie that he's riding the 7 line.
1:16:40
And then I take this position and it really struck me.
1:16:42
Wow.
1:16:43
Yeah.
