Now I’ve seen some things on the trains here in New York, but this one here? WOW!
And what’s priceless is the look on the faces of the other commuters. Like, whatever, I did my stretching at the last stop!
Tag: subway
A teenager was arrested after he fell asleep on the subway while holding a loaded gun in his hand. Demarrius Jackson, 19, was spotted on a N train with the weapon around 7 a.m. Saturday.
According to an NYPD release, a straphanger who got off at Times Square told cops she had spotted Jackson “lying outstretched on the train seats with a firearm in his hand.”
Three officers boarded the train, which was being held by the MTA, doing just that: snoozing across two seats located near the rear doors while holding the gun in his hands. Jackson, from South Carolina, was charged with criminal possession of a loaded firearm, possession of a defaced firearm and unlawful possession of marijuana (cops also found pot in his pocket after this arrest). Unfortunately, there is no criminal charge for breaking subway etiquette.
h/t Gothamist
A man fell onto the subway tracks in Times Square this morning and was electrocuted by the third rail, authorities said.
The fire department first received a call of a person on the northbound 2 and 3 train tracks at 6:55 a.m. at the 7th Avenue and 42nd Street station. A second caller reported that the man had been electrocuted.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, the FDNY said.
Two and 3 express trains will be running on the local track between 14th Street and 72nd Street, the MTA said.
The details surrounding the incident were not immediately known.