a string of attacks from November to January at subway stations
"I decided to tap into a greater network I have established via @streetridersnyc movement [on Instagram]," he said of a social media account that was actively involved in themovement and full of local members who were active in community-related discussions."I felt best to create a separate side initiative to deal with this, and thus @safewalksnyc was born."
"We have been focusing on face-to-face acquaintance, and verifying that we are all residents of the area. Being that the credibility and trust has been mostly based off the trusted relationship with" the citywide StreetRiders NYC group, he said. Kerre said the system was designed"to be as non-intrusive as possible" and they do not ask for any personal information, like addresses or contact numbers, in order to facilitate a safe walk.
Sweet.
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