"Zemfira Mukhtarov, 12, of Brooklyn, and Ebba Morina, 13, of Manhattan, were discovered lifeless atop a moving train at the Marcy Avenue-Broadway station in Williamsburg around 3:10 a.m. on Saturday. They were pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. The teen girls were identified by their families and police. The Oct. 4 incident is the fifth subway surfing death in 2025, approaching the six fatalities recorded in 2024 and equaling the number in 2023."
""As your mayor, and as a father, I'm heartbroken by the tragic loss of two young girls who died subway surfing in Brooklyn. My thoughts are with their families," Mayor Eric Adams previously said on a social media post. In a statement, New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow - who has been leading a campaign against the deadly trend - urged New Yorkers to talk to young people about the dangers of riding outside train cars, stressing that subway surfing is not an acceptable game."
Two girls — Zemfira Mukhtarov, 12, of Brooklyn, and Ebba Morina, 13, of Manhattan — were found lifeless atop a moving train at the Marcy Avenue-Broadway station in Williamsburg around 3:10 a.m. on Oct. 4 and were pronounced dead at the scene. Families and police identified the teens. The Oct. 4 incident is the fifth subway surfing death in 2025, nearing the six fatalities recorded in 2024 and matching 2023. Mayor Eric Adams expressed heartbreak and offered thoughts to the families. Transit officials urged adults to warn youth about riding outside train cars, and the MTA launched a "Ride Inside, Stay Alive" ad campaign. An investigation remains ongoing.
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