A subway surfer in Brooklyn has died, sparking delays throughout the MTA system.
Authorities responding to a call near the 4th Avenue and 9th Street F/G station in Park Slope around 10:15 a.m. found the boy dead at the scene. It wasn't immediately clear how he fell, but it is believed he did so while subway surfing on the G train.Train service was severely impacted in the area. F trains were running with heavy delays and G train service was limited.
Interim NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow said in a statement that the death was"another avoidable heart-wrenching reminder that riding outside trains is not a game and the subway is not a social media studio." The MTA has worked with social media companies to remove videos showing subway surfing.The alarming trend of teens risking their lives subway surfing for social media fame has led to at least half dozen deaths this year.
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