More Craziness: Three Separate People Run Over by Trains

June 12, 2008 | 8 Comments

The natives are getting restless folks. In 3 separate incidents, people found themselves under subway trains.
SUWBAYblogger assumes that they were suicide attempts unless other information is available. Why? Isn’t that cold? Well maybe, but there’s good reason.
The media would report if someone were pushed onto the tracks. That would be a big story. If someone [...]

Jun

5

Another Suicide Jumper at 96th & Broadway

June 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Dear Subway Blogger,
Last night around 11:30 a man jumped in front of the 23 uptown at 96th street. I was in the first car and it was really awful. The train conductor confirmed that it was a jumper; she said “he was facing the other direction; he just whirled around and jumped.” It was such [...]

Mar

1

Dead or Alive

March 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Contributed by a SUBWAYblogger reader Leslie S.:
I was on my way to DTW for Yanira Castro’s installation piece, when I almost tripped on who I thought was on ordinary subway vagrant on the steps leading outside to the NE corner of 14th street at 6th avenue. (at the F stop) I quickly realized that this [...]

Feb

3

Jumper DOA at 49th Street on the N Train

February 3, 2008 | 15 Comments

There are reports this morning that there was a person under a train that was dead on arrival at the 49th Street stop on the N train.
SUBYWAYblogger reader Melody brought this to our attention, and then we were able to confirm it on the police scanner logs.
Melody was on the train that allegedly struck the [...]

Jan

17

When it rains, it pours

January 17, 2008 | 2 Comments

Has there been an insane amount of transit failures this week, or is it me?
There was Tuesday’s insanity, with what was first reported as a train derailment. Turns out to have been a fairly massive mechanical failure.
Then, there was today’s crap on the 1, 2, and 3 line. Still don’t know what the hell that [...]

Nov

27

Morning 6 Train Jumper at 77th Street

November 27, 2007 | 7 Comments

Thanks to SUBWAYblogger buddy Todd for alerting us to this.
Early reports indicate that there was a jumper at 77th Street on or near the 6 train that had suspended service in both directions for a period of time.
The NYPD DCPI reports that there does not appear to be any indication that the person was pushed, [...]

Oct

30

The Idiots Just Never Stop

October 30, 2007 | 4 Comments

Back in mid October, we did the story about a subway surfer that died up around 155th Street. Read the original story here.
At the time, witnesses said they saw Benjamin Brooks, 23, subway surfing, he fell, and was killed.
Well, now Brooks’ sister is writing in to comment. She says we should lay off, [...]

Oct

16

Subway Surfer Killed in Washington Heights (155th Street)

October 16, 2007 | 9 Comments

Rumor has it that a 21 year old was “thrown from a train” up in Washington Heights, and killed.� Details are very hard to come by because police are not being very forthcoming at this time.� Also, details are hard to get late at night when the majority of the press are home in bed.
The [...]

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