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Statement from MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber on Chief Michael Kemper’s announced retirement from the NYPD

New York City Transit
Updated Aug 30, 2024 10:15 a.m.

"No Transit Bureau chief has ever been a better partner than Michael Kemper in creating strategies to reduce subway crime and improve quality of life for riders and transit workers. He leaves this role with a legacy that includes the lowest number of subway robberies since record keeping began, and fewer serious transit crimes overall than before the pandemic."