‘Subway surfing’ trend is killing NYC kids at a higher rate than ever — how the MTA can stop it
Ka’Von Wooden loved trains. The 15-year-old had an encyclopedic knowledge of New York City’s subway system and dreamed of ...
Queens Chronicle11d
Upgrades finished at W’haven J/Z station
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Jan. 24 announced the completion of two new elevators, making the Woodhaven Boulevard J/Z subway station, which serves 3,500 daily riders, fully accessible ...
MTA pitches $68 billion capital plan in Albany amid concerns over federal funding
MTA boss Janno Lieber went before state lawmakers Thursday, defending the transit agency’s $68 billion capital budget in an ...
ABC 7 New York on MSN6d
Multiple failures led to teens moving unoccupied subway train in Sunset Park, Brooklyn: MTA
The MTA on Tuesday admitted to multiple failures that allowed a group of teenagers to get into a parked subway train in Brooklyn and then take it for a ride.
Detroit News3d
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 ... after he climbed to the roof of a moving J train in Brooklyn and then fell onto the tracks ...
The Independent3d
The deadly craze killing children across New York
Tyesha Elcock, the MTA worker who operated the train Ka’Von rode the day he died, is among those who thinks more should be done to prevent deaths. The first sign of trouble that day was when the ...
The Boston Globe4d
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 ... after he climbed to the roof of a moving J train in Brooklyn and then fell onto the tracks ...