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NYC Subway R Train Joyride Incident

Sector: Tunnel • Location: New York City, New York, United States

Source: FOX 5 New York

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Incident

Six suspects stole an empty R subway train from a storage yard in Brooklyn and took it for a joyride through Queens, including near the 71st Avenue station in Forest Hills. The suspects operated the train, damaged camera glass panels, and exited the train at an unknown location. No injuries or arrests have been reported.

Status
Closed
Sector
Tunnel, Mass Transit, Rail
Location
New York City, New York, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
FOX 5 New York

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The project “NYC Subway R Train Joyride Incident” is an infrastructure initiative in the Tunnel sector, located in New York City, New York, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from FOX 5 New York.

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incident

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Closed

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2026-07-22

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Six suspects stole an empty R subway train from a storage yard in Brooklyn and took it for a joyride through Queens, including near the 71st Avenue station in Forest Hills. The suspects operated the train, damaged camera glass panels, and exited the train at an unknown location. No injuries or arrests have been reported.

Original sector

Transportation

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

New York

City

New York City

Source

Source

FOX 5 New York

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Sector

Tunnel, Mass Transit, Rail

Article published date

2026-03-25

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