Official: Get subway cameras working ASAP

The head of the MTA’s security committee said Tuesday that he will be demanding that the agency come up with an in-house solution to the hundreds of busted cameras idling in the system.

MTA spokesman Kevin Ortiz said that the agency is continuing to fix the turnstile cameras, and pledged to have them working by June. He also said the agency is working to get the Lockheed Martin cameras running but could not provide more details.

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Of the 4,313 cameras in the subway system, 2,270 are working. Here is a breakdown of the working ones:
— 1,106 at turnstiles
— 833 installed before 2004 and placed throughout stations
— 113 in water tunnels
— 218 NYPD cameras
Source: MTA