'Subway surfing' blamed for deaths of 2 teen girls

"At around 3:10 a.m., New York City police officers responded to a 911 call at the Marcy Avenue subway station. Police found two unidentified girls unconscious and unresponsive on top of a J train. Local news outlets reported the train had just crossed over the Williamsburg Bridge from Manhattan into Brooklyn. First-responders pronounced the two girls dead at the scene, NYPD said. Identification of the girls is pending with families being notified, NYPD said. The investigation, including into any social media posts leading up to the deaths, is ongoing. A partial suspension of train service between lower Manhattan and Brooklyn occurred as authorities responded."

""It's heartbreaking that two young girls are gone because they somehow thought riding outside a subway train was an acceptable game," Demetrius Crichlow, president of New York City Transit, said in a statement. "Parents, teachers, and friends need to be clear with loved ones: getting on top of a subway car isn't 'surfing' − it's suicide." The trend surfaced on social media and has led some to film and share the dangerous stunt. The girls' deaths weren't the only suspected subway surfing incidents among teens as of late. The New York Daily News reported a 14-year-old boy was hospitalized hours earlier on Oct. 3 after he fell from the top of a Manhattan-bound 7 train in Queens. Subway surfing has caused alarm among city officials for deaths and injuries among youth. NYPD began tracking subway surfing in 2022, when officials said the trend first emerged. At least three other people have died due to the trend in 2025, according to NYPD data."

At around 3:10 a.m. on Oct. 4, police found two unidentified teenage girls unconscious and unresponsive on top of a J train at the Marcy Avenue station in Brooklyn after the train crossed the Williamsburg Bridge. First responders pronounced both dead at the scene and identification is pending while families are being notified. Authorities are investigating the deaths, including any social media posts connected to subway surfing. Transit officials called riding on top of a subway car suicide and urged adults to warn youth. The incident follows other recent subway-surfing injuries and deaths and prompted a partial suspension of service.

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