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NYPD using drones to combat subway surfing

By Gail Sherman

Nov 04, 2024
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Teens have been subway surfing, i.e. riding on top of a moving subway car, in NYC since at least the 80s. The trend comes and goes, as trends do, and some kids always die because, you know, it's incredibly dangerous. It was inevitable that it would become a TikTok trend. So far this year, six youths have been killed in the TikTok sub…

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