Adams wisely on track

That was faster than the uptown local — and smart, too.

Mayor Adams, after insisting subways are safe but there is a “perception” of crime, acknowledged the obvious Tuesday.

“We’re going to drive down crime and we’re going to make sure New Yorkers feel safe in our subway system,” he said. “And they don’t feel that way now. I don’t feel that way when I take the train.”

It was a wise about-face. The new mayor’s initial claim about “perception” made it seem as if riders are wrong to fear for their safety.

Coming soon after Michelle Go, a 40-year-old woman, was killed when a vagrant allegedly pushed her in front an arriving train in Times Square, Adams seemed out of touch.

But by recounting his own feelings of unease, the mayor put himself in the shoes of those who don’t have security escorts. Now he must deliver on his promise to ease riders’ fears.