A man was found dead aboard a New York City Subway station car in Brooklyn yesterday morning, police said.
The passenger, an apparent homeless man , was found unconscious at the Jay St.-MetroTech station around 7: 25 am Monday, police said.
Sources from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) said that the man was found on board an A line train en route to Manhattan, with blood in his mouth before the teams arrived emergency.
Paramedics later pronounced him dead in the scene, but they could not immediately determine his identity or age. The cause of death has not been determined, but the body showed no signs of trauma or criminality.
The death caused hours of interruptions on lines A and C, with service being suspended in both directions from around 7: 30 am to 9: 45 am
The death comes less than two weeks after Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams announced a renewed push to address subway homelessness, including the deployment of additional police officers and social workers to the New York City Subway. , recalled Daily News.
In 2021 there were several homicides and natural deaths in the New York subway, as well as various incidents, some more serious than others. In May, the violence prompted then-Governor Andrew Cuomo to claim the subway was unsafe for children, amid a protracted “mental health crisis” in NYC. Since then the situation has not improved.