Overview

• Police found the teen unconscious on the tracks at Queensboro Plaza around 2:45 a.m. and he was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital.
• Investigators determined he had fallen from the roof of a southbound No. 7 train as it entered the station.
• The NYPD has classified this as the third subway surfing death in New York City so far in 2025, compared with six fatalities in 2024.
• Last month a 14-year-old suffered critical injuries after falling from a train roof in the Bronx, prompting intensified deterrence measures.
• The MTA’s Ride Inside and Stay Alive campaign and NYPD drone patrols remain in operation to combat the rise in subway surfing stunts.