Kids in New York keep dying while 'subway surfing' on top of trains. Can they be stopped?
The MTA has asked social media companies to take down videos glamorizing subway surfing. It's also promoted public service announcements telling people to “Ride inside, stay alive," in voices of local teens. More than 300,000 New York City school children use the subway to get to and from school each day.
Two arrested for stealing New York subway train
Train had been taken from layover track at station; MTA exploring new security measures to prevent further incidents
Two teens busted for taking New York subway trains on joyride
The thrill-seeking boys, ages 15 and 17, were arrested and charged Monday for the headline-grabbing Jan. 25 stunt.
New York City police are searching for 6 subway train joyriders
New York City police are searching for a group of people they say took a subway train on a joyride. The department released images Wednesday of six individuals who they say commandeered an unoccupied “R” train in Queens over the weekend.
Police seek suspects in theft of New York subway train (updated)
Three individuals took a train from a station storage track, ran it for an unknown distance, and posted video of the event.
New Yorkers Keep Dying From ‘Subway Surfing.’ What’s Being Done About It?
More than a dozen New Yorkers, many young boys, have been killed or badly injured in recent years while attempting to climb and surf trains.
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New York City commits to involuntary commitment
This is part of the city’s overnight homeless-outreach programme, Partnership Assistance for Transit Homelessness ( PATH ).
Teen subway surfer spotted and saved by police in Queens: NYPD
A pair of hawk-eyed police from the NYPD helped save a 14-year-old’s life on Wednesday. Officer Ariasmercedes and Sergeant Newman were standing on a subway platform when ...
Andreessen Horowitz just hired Daniel Penny, the ex-Marine who was acquitted after choking a man to death on a New York City subway
Marc Andreessen backed the Republican ticket in the presidential election, and Vice President JD Vance cheered the news of ...
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"They think we can’t see them" — Internet reacts to guy finding "secret" police station behind the mirrors in a New York subway
The New York City subway is well-known for being one of the busiest rapid transit rail systems in the world, with 472 stations, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
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Police seek suspect in subway assault on F train
The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect wanted in connection with an assault on a northbound F ...
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Seeing more NYPD officers in the subway? We explain what’s happening.
Subway crime has trended down for several years, but several high-profile violent attacks in recent months have rattled ...
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Straight to the Top: New Nonstop Elevators to Speed Subway Accessibility Coverage
The MTA is ramping up installations of elevators that will move riders directly between streets and platforms — skipping ...