Jan. 29, 2025 By Bill Parry A 16-year-old boy was injured while subway surfing at the Briarwood-Van Wyck Boulevard subway station over the weekend. Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows responded to a 911 call reporting an injured teenager on the roadbed just before 9 p.m. on Saturday. Officers found the fallen…
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NYC subway riders skeptical of safety after fiery Brooklyn murder, other transit crimes
At least two high-profile subway crimes rocked the outer boroughs just days after Gov. Kathy Hochul added hundreds more National Guard members to the train system — leaving New Yorkers skeptical of their safety both above and below ground. Quick-thinking police, along with help from the media and members of the public, arrested a suspect…