New York Metropolitan Transit Authority CEO Janno Lieber said the NYPD would station additional officers at popular stations to more readily catch teens surfing on trains.
Police arrested a 17-year-old who was subway surfingThe unnamed teenager was found latched onto the back of the 7 train at the Queensboro Plaza subway station around 10:15 a.m., an NYPD spokesperson said. Metropolitan Transit Authority CEO Janno Lieber saidofficers at stations to catch teens trying to take part in the surfing trend popular on social media, NewsNation Now reported.
"They haven’t charged every one, but they apprehend the kids who are doing this, and they get in touch with the parents," Lieber said."They are doing what they can." The New York City skyline behind trains arriving and departing the Queensboro Plaza subway station Dec. 23, 2005.
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