passengers usually don t pay attention to them, they re out in the open, for example you can see one right here over the steps to the tracks. this happens to be the 36th street station in brooklyn where this terrible incident happened. you walk through here, one camera here, one here, one here, and one here. when you enter the station, you re seen from all angles. but, when you go to different subway stations, the video systems vary based on the size and shape of the station. this is the 25th street station. it s one stop north of where the alleged gunman fired the stops and this is where he got off the train and escaped and you can see that there is a camera right here, if this video system was working, it would have gotten very good video of the man. subway passengers we talked with expect the video surveillance system to work, particularly in these times. i feel like it s crazy that we invest so much money into like fares and things and they
was captured, but while we were working, we learned he had been caught. have you heard that the suspected gunman has been caught? how does that make you feel they caught him? good, good, yeah. reporter: what if i told you that the suspected gunman has been caught? that would be fantastic. that s true. that s what s happened. oh, awesome. how does that make you feel? much better. reporter: uk see all their eyes light up when you told them the news. do you speak with anyone who s given up on riding the subway after the shooting? john, certainly most of the people we talk to on the streets are not giving up on the subway. but particularly on this block near the 36th street station, people are talking. some people are saying they don t want to ride the subway anymore. new york city is lucky there s a robust alternative of taking the bus, but it tabs longer than subway. i talked to a woman who works at
though the incident stirred fear through the city, which boasts one of the world s busiest subway systems. gary tuchman got reaction from commuters. reporter: this is the end line of the new york city subway, rolling into the 36th street station in brooklyn. the station where the horrific shootings took place. there is so many crazy people out there. so you have to be alert. reporter: not everyone knows this is the station where it happened, but every rider we talked to is extremely aware that it did happen. elizabeth cruz acknowledges that apprehension is always a part of her subway ride. is it fair to say every time you ride on the subway even before the shooting happened you re scared to be on it? yeah, even before, back in middle school too. i ve been followed before home. reporter: the subway is part of the fabric of new york. while it s not widely loved, you can travel anywhere in the city