Two men were caught in an apparent sexual act while surfing on the roof of a New York subway Line 7 car traveling outside in Queens.
The alleged brazen and near-fatal act took place in broad daylight on Friday, February 9, but the MTA has not confirmed it. “Surfing” on the NYC subway has led to several fatalities in recent months, most of them teenagers, who apparently feel Stimulated by videos on social networks.
“Looks like some men are having sex on top of a New York MTA train. What is the MTA doing about it?” Posted on X/Twitter Network A user shows two images on Saturday Three people on the roof of the train 7 While crossing the elevated track Van Wyck Expressway.
In one image, a man can be seen holding another man with his butt open and his pants pulled down to his knees. A third person walks towards them, he said. New York Post While posting the photo yesterday.
“The only thing riding on top of a subway train is pulling your pants down in the process.”
Another image, zoomed out, shows two men hugging each other with their pants down while a third sits behind them on the edge of the car’s roof. This is how the “Jonathan Alley” account who posted it describes himself “Transport Employees Against Corruption”.
The MTA criticized the scene as obscene and dangerous. “The only thing riding on top of a subway train is pulling your pants down in the process,” Tim Minton, the agency’s director of communications, said in a statement. The New York Post. “Those reckless clowns don’t think about the mess the scavengers and other transport workers will face when their silly stunt goes tragically wrong.” No arrests have been announced and the investigation is open.
The MTA has tried to crack down on subway boating since September with a campaign to discourage young people from risking their lives by riding on top of moving trains. Six people died last year while riding on top of moving trains in NYC. Two cases have already been reported in 2024: an adult and a Hispanic teenager, both in January.
According to MTA data, during the first six months of 2023, there were 450 reports of people riding off trains. A record 928 cases were reported throughout 2022, more than four times the number from the previous two years.
Authorities are constantly fighting to discourage youths from surfing the subways. “Surfing kills on the metro”emphasized on Mayor Eric Adams During a visit to Bushwick Station in June after the second tragedy. “We can do better and social media should play a role in addressing this issue,” he added.
The MTA said it will ask social media companies to remove videos of subway “surfers.” President Genno Liber announced in February 2023, a day after the death of Zachary Nazario (15), reports. Gothamist. But that didn’t happen and the case is ongoing.
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