‘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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Bloody outbreak of NYC subway crime leaves at least 5 hurt in stabbings, slashings and a beating: cops
A bloody outbreak of crime hit the city’s subway system over the past week – with at least five people hurt in a string of attacks including stabbings, slashings and a beating, cops said.
NYC’s most rat-infested subway stops are both based in one neighborhood — but some riders not surprised: ‘You’ll see one’
Harlem has more vermin scurrying through its subway stations than any other neighborhood in the five boroughs, new data shows.
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Kids in New York keep dying while ‘subway surfing’ on top of trains. Can they be stopped?
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 morning in 2022, Ka’Von died after he climbed to ...
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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'
Despite his traumatic experience, he insisted he thinks he would ride the subway again eventually. “I can’t be a New Yorker and not ride the train,” Lynskey, who thinks New York City and ...
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To fund NYC subway fixes, MTA must undo decades of distrust
A lot more breakdowns': NYC's oldest subway cars are fixed in crumbling repair shops Stephen Nessen covers transportation. Since 2008 he has reported on everything from Occupy Wall Street ...
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Third teen arrested for allegedly stealing NYC subway train for joyride: NYPD
A third teen suspect has been arrested after allegedly stealing an empty "R" train in Brooklyn in December and taking it for ...