# NYC subway lines linking Manhattan to Brooklyn grind to a halt after boy, 14, who was illegally surfing atop cars fell off

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nyc-subway-lines-linking-manhattan-to-brooklyn-grind-to-a-halt-after-boy-14-who-was-illegally-surfing-atop-cars-fell-off/
- Published: 2026-11-03T17:46:48+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T18:03:52+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16262077/new-york-city-subway-surfing-teenager-injured-williamsburg-manhattan-brooklyn-trains.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- A 14-year-old is critically injured after falling from a J/M train.
- Trains between Manhattan and Brooklyn were halted.
- Police are investigating; no arrests have been made.

## Summary

A 14-year-old boy is in critical condition after falling from the roof of a northbound New York City J/M train while subway surfing, police said. The incident stopped trains linking Manhattan and Brooklyn and has renewed attention on a dangerous stunt promoted on social media.

The boy fell as the train entered Hewes Street station in Williamsburg at about 3.40pm on Monday and was taken to Bellevue Hospital. No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing. The article cites several previous fatal incidents involving young people and reports that at least 13 people have died subway surfing this year.

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