Overview

• Police say officers responded around 3:10 a.m. to the Marcy Avenue station in Williamsburg, where two unidentified females were found unconscious and pronounced dead at the scene.
• Investigators are treating the case as a likely subway surfing incident, with multiple outlets reporting the girls were on the roof of a J train entering the station.
• Authorities have not released the victims’ identities or ages, with the NYPD saying identification is pending family notification as the investigation continues.
• NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow called the deaths heartbreaking and reiterated warnings that riding outside trains is deadly, echoing ongoing public safety campaigns.
• Service on parts of the J line was temporarily halted during the response and later restored, as officials noted broader deterrence efforts including drone patrols, arrests and requests to remove glamorizing videos; six people died in such incidents in 2024.