Q&A
Popular locations for subway surfing in NYC
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Michael Kemper from the MTA discusses the most common locations for subway surfing incidents in New York City.
- The 7 line in Queens is identified as a primary location for subway surfing
- Elevated lines are particularly attractive to subway surfers
- The scenic nature and flat surface of the 7 line make it appealing for social media content
- Social media is highlighted as a significant factor fueling subway surfing behavior
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
0:48:31
Can you give us a line of sight for that?
Michael Kemper
0:48:33
Right off the top of my head, the 7 line in Queens.
0:48:36
The set that 7 line in Queens is an elevated line, that, you know, is the, overwhelming, location, where we're experiencing, subway surf not the only, but, it's a a location that attracts subway surface for a few different reasons.
0:48:55
It's a elevated line.
0:48:58
It's, relatively flat.
0:49:00
It's extremely scenic.
0:49:03
And this all fits into what's driving, subway surfing.
0:49:08
What is fueling subway surfing in large part is social media and putting it up on social media.
0:49:14
So that backdrop on a 7 line, brings a lot.
