NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) — The MTA is moving ahead with a pilot project to install platform barriers at three subway stations.
For subway riders like Jamaal, safety is a constant concern.
"Gotta keep your head on a swivel ... all the time," he said.
According to the New York Post, at least 25 people were pushed onto the tracks last year, up from 21 the year before.
As of May 21, three people had been pushed onto the tracks this year, down from nine in the first five months in 2022, according to police.
Then Monday, police said an 18-year-old woman survived a seemingly random shoving on the J-line tracks at the 75th Street–Elderts Lane station in Woodhaven. It's unclear if the two exchanged words beforehand.
The victim removed herself from the tracks with only a cut to the knee, police said. A suspect was arrested down the block.
Now the MTA is installing barriers at three stations: Times Square on the 7 line, Third Avenue on the L line in Manhattan and Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue on the E line in Queens.
"That's something that they have in Europe already, in London," said Camillo, who said the construction can't come soon enough.
The agency said the barriers will only work on a limited number of their platforms.
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