BROOKLYN, NY— A 14-year-old boy remained in critical condition after falling from the roof of a moving subway train in Brooklyn on Monday afternoon, according to the New York Police Department.
The teenager rode atop a northbound express train as it approached the Hewes Street station on the J/M line. He fell ontothe tracks as the train pulled into the station, police said.
Officers responded to a 911 call at 3:41 p.m. The boy was taken to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition.
No arrests have been made. The investigation remains ongoing.
By May 27, police had arrested 83 young people for riding on or behind trains or attempting to do so.
At least one other person died in a subway-surfing incident in 2026, following at least five deaths in 2025.
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