She finally saw the light. Gov. Kathy Hochul was forced to significantly acknowledge subway crime and mental illness in her policy-setting “State of the State” annual address Tuesday — but critics panned her proposals as largely “symbolic.

Wednesday marks three years since Michelle Go was pushed in front of a subway train and died. The case rattled New York City and highlighted concerns about subway safety. Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed to make changes in the subway in her State of the State speech.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state will be paying to put police on every overnight subway train in NYC for the next six months, “to reduce crime and the fear of crime” in the MTA’s mass transit system.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul revealed Tuesday she wants police officers on every New York City overnight subway train for the next six months.

In a move to keep New Yorkers safe in the subway, you could soon see officers on every overnight train in the city. CBS News New York's political reporter Marcia Kramer has more on the governor's State of the State speech.

Every subway train in NYC will have a uniformed police officer on board between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. daily, Gov. Kathy Hochul said during her State of the State address on Tuesday — adding that other major safety measures are coming to the city’s transit system this year.

An NYPD officer will be posted on every overnight subway train for the next six months under a new plan by Gov. Kathy Hochul to tackle rising transit violence. Hochul unveiled the subway police surge during her “State of the State” speech Tuesday in Albany – and said the state will pick up the tab.