Subway worker demands hazard pay as he shares video showing shocking reality of how New York's homeless population fills train cars amid stay-at-home orders

A New York subway worker has shared an alarming video that shows how the homeless population has flocked to train cars to seek shelter amid the coronavirus pandemic.

MTA conductor Torry Chalmers, 48, posted clip Tuesday to demonstrate that every carriage on the 2 train contained several people who appeared to be sleeping or have slept on New York City transit

Many of the people filmed are seen alongside boxes, luggage items and bags. Several are splayed out across the seats.

'This is what they making me do, transporting the homeless and the virus at the same time thru every Borough of NY,' Chalmers wrote in a caption for the footage shared on his Facebook page. 

MTA worker Torry Chalmers captioned the video: 'This is what they making me do, transporting the homeless and the virus at the same time thru every borough of NY'

'Transit workers need Hazard Pay ASAP. The Gov, Mayor or High official Transit personnel don't care about us. Make these videos go viral, maybe we can stop the spread of this killer virus.'

Chalmers is heard saying on the recording: 'I got to send this to the governor, let him see this s**t.

'This is what I gotta do. I gotta go to work in this. It's not making any sense. It's nasty, nasty.'

Chalmers is based in the Bronx area and has worked for the MTA for 25 years.

While displaced people are often seen taking advantage of the busy underground transportation network, Chalmers said the issue has gotten worse with the trains less crowded due to the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent stay-at-home orders.

'There could be seven homeless spread out in each car. They trash the train — it's too many of them and every day it's getting worse,' Chalmers told the New York Post about how the situation has escalated. 'I get on the train and hope and pray there aren't a lot of homeless people.'

Chalmers added that genuine passengers are worried about the homeless people on the train too.

In New York City it is now compulsory for residents to wear face coverings to shield their noses and mouths to prevent the spread of the respiratory illness.

Essential workers are still using the system to get around. 

'People are scared when the train comes in the station. If one car looks bad, they'll run to another — but it's the same problem in every car,' Chalmers said. 'This is what we deal with as transit workers every day. We're the frontliners — without the respect.

'We're out there every day putting our lives on the line.'

Chalmers complained that when police officers are alerted to what's going on, they only tap the homeless people to wake up but nothing more is done.

On Tuesday the MTA banned shopping carts – which homeless people often use to transport items – and people are not allowed to stay on a platform for more than one hour.

Mayor Bill de Blasio also announced plans to place police officers and outreach workers at the end of train routes.

In New York City Tuesday their were more than 167,700 coronavirus cases and more than 17,900 deaths. New York State is the worst effected place in the country where there were more than 1,036,600 cases Tuesday and more than 59,000 deaths.

'Respect the essential workers. That is disgusting what is happening on those subway cars. It's disrespectful to the essential workers who need to ride the subway system', New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday. 

'They deserve better and they will have better. We have to have a system that is clean and where the trains are disinfected. Homeless people on trains... it's not even safe for them.

'You have this whole outbreak and we let them stay on trains without protection in this epidemic?

'No. We have to do better than that and we will. We will learn from this and be better from this.'