Since 2020, the MTA has logged a disturbing 440% spike in reported subway surfing incidents.
with fans of the Bronx Bombers, but also a group of middle and high schoolers from the neighborhood who cut class to follow the cars from Grand Central to 161st Street.
In the first seven months of this year there were 627 incidents, compared to 116 in 2020. Videos surfaced of their feet hanging off zipping 4 trains or vaping electronic cigarettes on top of barreling number 7’s in the rain. They exchanged comments on TikTok and Instagram with their friends. The response was immediate.
TikTok did not directly respond to comment but a source contracted by the company said the videos violated Tik Tok community guidelines. They added that TikTok does not show videos of known dangerous behaviors in search results. “What the city needs to do is provide outlets for people, these kids have nothing,’ said Jim. “New York is the finance capital of the country, finance capital of the Earth. And what do you have for kids to do? A bunch of rundown old s–t from 1973.”
One member of the group, Sans, 17, is applying to undergraduate programs in computer science. He says he has a good shot at getting into an ivy league school. “I do this to get out, have fun, and see the city,” he said. “I still want to get my diploma.” “Kids who urban explore, it’s usually born out of trauma,” said Gregory Berg, a professional photographer who got his start by photographing graffiti artists and skyscrapers in the tri-state area. “I just always liked climbing around and obviously, the troubled past that I had, it was an escape, it was a bliss. That manifested itself into quite a life.”
“For some reason these kids haven’t resonated with whatever services the city of New York provided them,” he added.A subway surfer looks out at the Williamsburgh Savings Bank building in Brooklyn while riding on a train heading into Brooklyn from the Williamsburg Bridge.No one should ride between moving subway cars; the dangers of falling through and being crushed by a train are high.Many members of the group said their love for trains made them want to work for the MTA.
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