""It's heartbreaking that two young girls are gone because they somehow thought riding outside a subway train was an acceptable game," he 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 NYPD said this summer that drone surveillance technology has helped the department make 200 "rescues," mostly of teenagers, from subway surfing incidents since November 2023."
"Last year, Norma Nazario, a Manhattan mom, sued TikTok parent company ByteDance, Instagram parent company Meta, the MTA and the New York City Transit Authority after her son also fell between cars of a Brooklyn-bound J train while subway surfing. She said she believes social media companies play a key role in spreading and boosting content that encourages teens to risk their lives subway surfing."
Two 13-year-old girls were found unconscious and pronounced dead early Saturday near the Marcy Avenue J train station in Williamsburg after riding outside a subway car. Police and emergency medical personnel responded to a call just after 3:00 a.m. An investigation is ongoing and the girls' identities are withheld pending family notification. New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow urged parents, teachers and friends to warn children that riding on top of subway cars is deadly. The NYPD said drone surveillance helped make 200 "rescues" of mostly teenagers since November 2023. At least 16 deaths from subway surfing occurred in the past three years. A Manhattan mother sued social media companies and transit authorities after her son fell between J train cars.
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