It has been six months since the city announced a major crackdown on subway surfing, but officials have been mum on whether their efforts are actually working to deter kids from doing the illegal—and often fatal—activity.
Mayor Eric Adams and then-NYPD Commissioner Tom Donlon on Oct. 31, 2024, said they would use a 911 and drone technology hybrid initiative to track subway surfing, which is the dangerous act of riding on top of a moving train.
