This is why I don’t go to NYC, despite having relatives there. Secondly, I don’t use public transportation. Thirdly, despite the harsh laws, I always carry.
An NYC radio show host got a whiff of this story, figured out that that was the very station he uses every day, and WENT OFF on the lack of safety and the MTA’s willful negligence in failing to improve the situation over time (including inaudible public address speakers useless in an emergency).
If you're attacked by a prosecutor for carrying, just conclude that they're a member of a crime gang, and act accordingly.
Go Oglala Sioux on them.