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Teen in critical condition after subway surfing in Brooklyn: sources

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BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- A 14-year-old boy is in critical condition after subway surfing in Brooklyn on Monday afternoon, sources tell PIX11 News. The incident happened around 3:43 p.m. near 435 Broadway. Police responded to reports of a person struck by a train.

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  1. NBC New York

    Teen critically injured in subway surfing incident in Brooklyn, police sources say (opens NBC New York)

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    A teen was critically injured after an apparent subway surfing incident from a moving train in Brooklyn, according to law enforcement sources. The 14-year-old boy was riding atop a northbound express train along the J/M/Z lines just before 4 p.m.

  2. amNewYork

    Teen allegedly subway surfing in Brooklyn thrown from moving train and hospitalized in stable condition: cops (opens amNewYork)

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    A 14-year-old boy survived being thrown from the top of a moving Queens-bound express train on the elevated outdoor Brooklyn J/M/Z line on Monday afternoon, according to the NYPD. Cops responded around 3:41 p.m. on Nov.

  3. New York Post

    Subway surfing NYC teen in critical condition after falling onto train tracks: cops (opens New York Post)

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    The 14-year-old was riding atop a northbound train on the J/M lines when he tumbled off the train car's roof as it pulled into the Hewes Street station in Williamsburg around 3:40 p.m., police said.

  4. Pix11

    Teen in critical condition after subway surfing in Brooklyn: sources (opens Pix11)

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    BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- A 14-year-old boy is in critical condition after subway surfing in Brooklyn on Monday afternoon, sources tell PIX11 News. The incident happened around 3:43 p.m. near 435 Broadway. Police responded to reports of a person struck by a train.

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