In other news from New York, the NYPD is facing new backlash after officers escorted members of the far-right Proud Boys to a subway station, apparently helping them evade their fares, after they sought to disrupt a “Drag Story Hour” — a popular reading event for children — at a Queens library in late 2022.

Brenna Lip: “Proud Boys don’t have to pay for the fare?”

Proud Boy 1: “No, we’re special.”

Brenna Lip: “Proud Boys don’t have to pay for the fare?

Proud Boy 1: “We’re special. Thank you.”

Brenna Lip: “You don’t have to pay for the fare? Wow!”

Proud Boy 1: “Appreciate it. From your taxes.”

Brenna Lip: “Proud Boys don’t have to pay for the fare.”

Proud Boy 1: “Oh, thank you.”

Brenna Lip: “That is insane. Proud Boys don’t have to pay for the fare.”

Proud Boy 2: “Three dollars. Three dollars.”

NYPD officer: “I just need you to” —

Brenna Lip: “Oh, I have to pay for the fare, but they don’t?”

Unidentified: “Right.”

Brenna Lip: “Is that the situation you’re saying?”

NYPD officer: “That’s correct.”

New York City authorities have been cracking down on fare evasion, flooding subway stations with police, leading to assaults on passengers and arrests.