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Teen girl hospitalized after subway surfing in Queens, NYPD says
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Brittany Kriegstein
Published Jul 23, 2026
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A 16-year-old girl was hospitalized Wednesday after she was injured while subway surfing in Queens, according to the NYPD.
Police said the girl got hurt on top of a southbound A train as it pulled into the Broad Channel subway station around 3:15 p.m. Officers found her conscious and alert, and said she had suffered injuries to her leg and torso.
A bystander video posted to social media appears to show the girl lying on her stomach on top of the train car as passengers gather around her. Firefighters and police eventually load her onto a stretcher and gently lower it down.
EMS workers took the girl to Brookdale Hospital in stable condition. Police said they were still investigating exactly what she had struck.
In May, one teenager was killed and another critically injured after falling from a J train while subway surfing across the Williamsburg Bridge.
The MTA declined to comment.
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