After string of deaths, NYC has new tool to fight subway surfing: Drones
In the wake of three young New Yorkers dying from subway surfing in a six-week span, the city is expanding its plan aimed at ...
NYPD flying drones over aboveground trains to combat subway surfing
In the past year, 114 people have been caught after being flagged subway surfing by the drones. Around 40 of them had been ...
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NYPD Focuses on Drone Program to Help Combat Subway Surfing
Since the NYPD started a pilot program that uses drones to help crack down on subway surfing, 114 people have been flagged ...
Heart-stopping footage shows subway surfers jumping for joy atop NYC trains — as Adams says drones saved 114 lives
Heart-stopping drone footage released by the NYPD Thursday shows subway surfers jumping for joy atop trains — as Mayor Eric ...
New York kids are dying attempting the subway surfing challenge
A dangerous trend inspired by the popular mobile game Subway Surfers sees young kids and teens catching rides on top of ...
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NYC targets 60 schools for anti-subway surfing efforts as fatalities rise
Some worried about leaning on the police to change student behavior. “You're just going to create another level of resistance,” one mental health expert said.
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NYPD Deploys Drones to Combat Surfing on Aboveground Trains
In an initiative piloted last year and made permanent in June, the New York Police Department uses drones after school to ...
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Mayor Eric Adams Urges New Yorkers to Report Subway Surfing to 911; Launches Prevention Campaign Amid Rising Fatalities
Mayor Eric Adams urges New Yorkers to call 911 to combat subway surfing, highlighting the risks and city efforts.
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NYPD flying drones over aboveground trains to combat subway surfing
The aerial drone program started last year as a pilot initiative and was made permanent this June, NYPD officials said. The NYPD has two drones that are put to work during the after-school hours ...