‘Subway surfing’ trend is killing NYC kids at a higher rate than ever — how the MTA can stop it
The NYPD reported that arrests of alleged subway surfers rose to 229 last year, up from 135 the year before. Most were boys, ...
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To fund NYC subway fixes, MTA must undo decades of distrust
MTA Chair Janno Lieber is heading to Albany on Thursday to ask lawmakers to fund the largest construction program in the ...
Bloody outbreak of NYC subway crime leaves at least 5 hurt in stabbings, slashings and a beating: cops
In the most recent burst of violence, a man was slashed on his hand as he tried to disarm a knife-wielding woman on board a ...
Hero, 15, saves female friend in NYC subway from beer-chugging migrants — but judge sets one free
A 15-year-old boy said he was with a gal pal when a pair of drunk migrants mugged him at a Brooklyn subway station — and was shocked to learn one goon was already cut loose.
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Kids in New York keep dying while ‘subway surfing’ on top of trains. Can they be stopped?
NEW YORK (AP) — Ka’Von Wooden loved trains. The 15-year-old had an encyclopedic knowledge of New York City’s subway system and dreamed of becoming a train operator. Instead, on a December ...
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Two teens busted for taking Brooklyn R subway trains on joyride
The teens proudly posted video of their escapade on Instagram, showing them riding an R160 subway car through Brooklyn at speeds ... to the train heists, the New York City Transit Authority ...
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Man Thought He Was Going to Die After Being Shoved in Front of NYC Subway Train: Felt 'Head Smack' on Tracks and 'Ribs Crack'
On the afternoon of Dec. 31, 2024, Joe Lynskey, 45, was on his way home to Brooklyn ... the subway, chances are he would've been electrocuted. “I’ve lived in New York for 25 years and when ...