Body scanners coming to NYC subway stations as city struggles to get a grip on surging crime

Crime in NYC subway stations has gotten so out of control that Democratic Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday that body scanners are coming to the city's stations. 

The scans will be used to detect weapons entering the subway stations, as city officials have been trying to deter a sharp uptick in criminal activity.

"We are going to use technology to identify those bad people who are carrying bad weapons," Adams said Thursday. "And I say to those who are afraid of scanners who rather not walk through it...