NYPD community policing hops on subways

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday the expansion of the NYPD's community policing program into New York City's subways.
The police department has touted its 3-year-old program as a way to bridge the gap between officers and the community they serve.
The concept is simple: Officials say that the more familiar residents get with the officers patrolling their neighborhood, the better relationship they'll have.
With the subway program, officers and commuters will ostensibly have a chance to get to know one another.
The expansion underground will first launch on the No. 2, No. 5 and No. 6 lines in the Bronx and on a dozen lines in northwestern Brooklyn.