GoRangers5 t1_j9h9ip6 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 11:31 PM

Reply to comment by Ok-Strain-9847 in 2 Teens’ Deaths Underscore Dangers of ‘Subway Surfing’ by thenewyorktimes

No it has not been done for generations, teenagers used to try become pro athletes, rappers, and rockstars, not "influencers."

Ok-Strain-9847 t1_j9hanm5 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 11:39 PM

Oh, stop. Were you a Native, you would know better.

GoRangers5 t1_j9hhcfj wrote on February 22, 2023 at 12:25 AM

Yeah son, rode the R train to school every morning and none of us considered getting on top, we did typical dumb teenage shit like drinking 40s and smoking pot, not death defying stunts despite the fact we saw Jackass at way too young of an age.

ArmArtArnie t1_j9hjlz9 wrote on February 22, 2023 at 12:42 AM

I rode the train to school every day as a teen too. I didn't surf on the subways but you can bet your ass people talked about it and knew what subway surfing was.

Just because every teen didn't do it doesn't mean none did.

HEIMDVLLR t1_j9holvd wrote on February 22, 2023 at 1:18 AM

Photographer Martha Cooper has a famous photo of a graft artist subway surfing from the 70s

Edit: Google search “subway surfing martha cooper”