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New York City's potential first new train line in years will slash travel time between boroughs

A planned rapid transit line designed to connect Brooklyn and Queens in New York City will slash train travel times when it ...
NBC New York

NYC kids keep dying while subway surfing. After 2 more, calls to action rise

Ka’Von Wooden loved trains. The 15-year-old had an encyclopedic knowledge of the subway system and dreamed of becoming a train operator. Instead, on a December morning in 2022, Ka’Von died after he ...
amNewYork on MSN

Subway upgrades: MTA board approves A/C line signal project and new elevators at five stations — all funded by congestion pricing

The MTA board on Wednesday approved contracts to replace the Brooklyn and Queens A/C line’s aging signal system and install ...
The New York Times

2 Girls Found Dead Atop a J Train in Suspected Subway Surfing Accident

The teenagers, found unconscious on the roof of a train in Brooklyn, appear to be the latest casualties of a popular and deadly game. By Maia Coleman Two teenage girls were discovered dead on top of ...

14-year-old boy injured in fall while subway surfing in Brooklyn

The 14-year-old boy fell from the top of a southbound B train into the roadbed at the Ave. J stop near. E. 16th St. in ...