Day: September 17, 2024

TOP DEMOCRATIC OFFICIALS gathered with supporters at a fundraiser breakfast at Junior’s Restaurant Monday morning, but Adams never showed.

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An 11-year-old boy died on Monday Park Slope subway station in an apparent subway surfing incident, police said.

The boy fell onto the tracks at the 4th Avenue-9th Street station shortly after 10 a.m. on Sept. 16 after apparently falling from a moving train. According to the New York Post, the boy hit a beam while the train was pulling into the station. First responders pronounced him dead on the scene. 

Police have yet to release the victim’s identity, pending family notification.

The tween was at least the sixth New Yorker to die while subway surfing this year, and the second to die at the 4th Avenue-9th Street station. In May, 16-year-old Neisa Herod-Cross was hit by a G train while walking on the tracks at the station. 

“It is heartbreaking to hear another life cut short due to subway surfing,” Mayor Eric Adams said in a statement. “Sending my prayers to the family of this young New Yorker. We will continue to do everything we can to discourage this dangerous activity, but we need everyone to join our efforts.” 

Last fall, the city launched the “Ride Inside, Stay Alive” campaign in an attempt to deter young New Yorkers from riding atop trains after subway surfing fatalities skyrocketed. Four teens were killed while subway surfing in 2023, compared to five over the course of four years between 2018 and 2022. Still, the number of surfing deaths increased in 2024. 

The 11-year-old is believed to be the youngest subway surfing victim in the last few years. 

MORE INFORMATION HAS surfaced regarding the abrupt resignation on Saturday of City Hall’s top attorney, Lisa Zornberg.

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AP reported on new civics courses launched in many states. Professor Ken Dopf, a retired army colonel and West Point instructor, teaches one.

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