CBS News New York got an exclusive first look Tuesday at a subtle new deterrent meant to stop people from climbing on top of trains.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board has approved purchase of 378 R268 subway cars from Kawasaki Railcar under a contract valued at $1.507 billion. The approval came during the board meeting on Wednesday,

The MTA’s recent order of 378 R268 cars includes 11 eight-car trains that will be sent to the C line to replace the still-new, 10-car R211 sets that have been running for less than two years.

The impacts of the heavy rain have already been seen at the street level, with videos showing vehicles submerged across New York City. According to the MTA, the storm is

The MTA’s latest push to combat subway surfing comes after at least five people have died subway surfing in 2025, according to the NYPD. The most recent incident involved two girls, ages 12 and 13, who died at the Marcy Avenue-Broadway station in Brooklyn earlier this month.

Parents, teachers, and friends need to be clear with loved ones: getting on top of a subway car isn’t ‘surfing’ — it’s suicide," said NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow.

New York City police released images of a woman wanted for questioning after an infant girl with her umbilical cord still attached was abandoned at a busy midtown Manhattan subway station.

The final stretch of New York City's mayoral race has candidates Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo painting two very different pictures.

The mother of a newborn baby found at a Midtown Manhattan subway station has been taken into custody in Queens, law enforcement sources said.