Dozens of repeat subway surfers as young as 10 have been 'saved' as cops struggle to curb deadly trend

Subway surfing remains so horrifyingly common that police have nabbed at least 60 repeat offenders as young as 10 years old ...
Gothamist

Drones help NYPD make 200 rescues from subway surfing since 2023, officials say

Drones have helped police make 200 rescues — mostly teenagers — from subway surfing incidents since November 2023, New York City officials said Monday, noting most apprehensions this year have ...
New York Post

Death-defying NYC subway surfer gang ride train on iconic bridge in deadly social media trend: wild video

A reckless subway-surfer gang risked their lives riding over the Williamsburg Bridge on Friday, as the NYPD and MTA try to curb the deadly social media trend. Seven people dressed in black were ...
Brooklyn Eagle

Drones helped NYPD rescue 200 subway surfers since 2023

CITYWIDE — DRONES HAVE HELPED THE NYPD MAKE 200 RESCUES in subway surfing incidents since 2023, Gothamist reports. Most of the rescued surfers were teenagers and, in 2025, were based in Queens. Most ...
Chicago Sun-Times

CTA hopes this kind of rush hour — subway surfing — doesn't take root here as it has in New York

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WABC-TV

Teen who almost died subway surfing warns others about dangers: 'It's not worth it'

Marcus Solis reports on the teen using his story to discourage others from subway surfing. VALHALLA, New York (WABC) -- A teen who survived a traumatic brain injury after subway surfing is now warning ...
WBEZ

CTA hopes this kind of rush hour — subway surfing — doesn't take root here as it has in New York

A Chicago man who says he has “subway surfed” numerous times since he was a teenager — surreptitiously climbing atop moving L trains and becoming an open-air commuter, which he often chronicled on ...