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I NS 3 Monday, March 27, 1989 DAILY NEWS I I I (HO tffl i MtHl I Wi Mil (M KK1 3 HHTr7HiTl By CHARLES SEATON The use of the closed-circuit systems allows the station's token booth clerk to view any problems or potential problems that might arise. The clerk is able to see what's going on even though he may be working yards way from the activity. "All closed-circuit television is, is an extension of someone's vision," Jacobs said. Councilman Abraham Gerges 'D-Downtown Brooklyn). Gerges said the decision "is both a deterrent to crime and a means of monitoring the station, in addition to the presence of transit police officers." Gerges, speaking of the installation in the High St Station, said added security is planned there through the Adopt-a-Station Program.

Token booth clerks are able to communicate with passengers in the area near the camera installation by a two-way intercom system. Jacobs said the TA is expanding the program, believing that at the very least passengers will feel more comfortable if they know that they are being watched. The move to install camera in the High St Station was lauded by City Daily News Staff Writer With crime in the subways spiraling to an all-time high, the Transit Police are keeping a watchful eye on the situation with high-tech, closed-circuit television installations in several borough stations, with more planned to come within the next few weeks. The latest installations went on line in the middle of this month and several other stations are scheduled to en ter the video age on April 4. During the week of March 13, cam eras were installed at the High St and Hoyt-Schermerhorn stations of the IND A line; Fort Hamilton Parkway and Smith and Ninth Sts.

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1 the line is also protected by cameras, paid for by a private corporation through the Transit Authority's Adopt-a-Station Program. Four stations targeted On April 4, cameras are scheduled to be turned on in four IRT stations, including the Borough Hall, Atlantic Ave. Franklin Ave. and Winthrop St Stations. Three to four cameras and monitors will be installed in each station.

The Transit Police are gearing up for a program that will eventually see 60 stations throughout the system protected by cameras and monitors. Anywhere from one-quarter to one-third of those stations will be in Brooklyn. Transit Detective Bernard M. Jacobs, coordinator of crime prevention, explained that stations are chosen after a review of crime experience and statistics, station design and station use. He said many of the IND stations built in the 1930s as part of the WPA were prime candidates for the closed-circuit installations.

"These stations were built with a tremendous amount of dead space," Jacobs said, pointing out the extensive use of mezzanines between the street and track levels of many stations. He added that the sheer size of these stations also pose problems in installation. "Stations like these are extremely expansive, and that adds to the cost of the job," Jacobs said. He explained that because of concern over the destructive actions' of vandals, the television cables must be sheathed in galvanized, rigid threaded conduit. Cost factor "It costs about two thirds more to install the system in an underground IND Station than an elevated BMT i Station." hirii ii iiiminMMriiaMhrnfiaiiMj WHAT'S EVERYONE LOOKING AT? A mother proboscis tribulations that accompany everyday life.

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"These guys are real smooth talkers, and they know how to keep people interested," Costello said. "We had a case recently wherewe moved in and arrested them during a game." The pigeon who was playing was losing about $160 but was convinced looks like a backgammon board, and they use eight eight-sided dice rather than the traditional six-sided dice," Costello said. "The idea is to get 100 points, and early on in the game they generally let the person win small amounts. "The rules are very vague and they can change at anytime," he added, "and the guys will give you a card to come back." Home on Avenue I chance" at local flea markets and ba- f20 of ou, o-iooi-y ana zoo pounds, have been running their con most recently at the Avenue I Flea Market on McDonald Ave. "These guys are real smooth operators," Costello noted.

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