NYC Council members and agency leaders tackled subway surfing at a Monday oversight hearing, discussing various ways to stop young New Yorkers from participating in the dangerous, often lethal trend.
Subway surfing — the act of riding on top of a moving train — has increased in recent years, with at least five people killed last year and six deaths this year, Queens City Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers, chair of the committee on transportation and infrastructure, said at a joint oversight hearing.
