On Tuesday, the Trump administration threatened to revoke MTA funding unless the agency provided a detailed list of its efforts to improve transit safety. Crime continues to trend down throughout the system.

Duffy said that the administration wants to ensure that tax dollars are being spent on a "crime-free commute."

The Trump administration is threatening to withhold federal funding from the agency that runs the New York City subway if the Metropolitan Transportation Authority doesn’t comply with a request for information on transit crime.