Teen Girls Found Dead Atop Brooklyn Train In Suspected Subway Surfing Accident: NYPD

BROOKLYN, NY — A suspected subway surfing stunt turned deadly early Saturday when two teen girls were discovered lifeless atop a moving train in Brooklyn, officials said.

Police said they were called to the Marcy Avenue–Broadway station in Williamsburg around 3:10 a.m., where they found two girls unconscious and unresponsive on top of a Brooklyn-bound J train. They were pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.

Their names and exact ages have not been released to the public as of Monday morning.

An investigation into the incident is currently ongoing, the NYPD added.

"As your mayor, and as a father, I’m heartbroken by the tragic loss of two young girls who died subway surfing in Brooklyn. My thoughts are with their families," Mayor Eric Adams said on social media.

According to police, the incident is the fifth subway surfing death in 2025, approaching the six fatalities recorded in 2024 and equaling the number in 2023.

In a statement, New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow — who has been leading a campaign against the deadly trend — urged New Yorkers to talk to young people about the dangers of riding outside train cars, stressing that subway surfing is not an acceptable game.

His remarks follow the launch of a new MTA ad campaign this summer aimed at curbing subway surfing deaths across the city.

The campaign, titled “Ride Inside, Stay Alive,” launched in July with support from Queens-born professional BMX rider Nigel Sylvester, NYC Public Schools, and the city’s Department of Youth and Community Development. It features illustrated comics that tell the stories of characters affected by subway surfing, with Sylvester serving as the campaign ambassador and a positive role model for kids seeking safer, yet thrilling, alternatives to dangerous behavior.

“Through this campaign, young New Yorkers will hear directly from peers and role models about the extreme dangers of subway surfing and the message is clear: ride inside and stay alive,” Gov. Kathy Hochul previously said.