Via Garibaldi 8 Posted March 1, 2017 Share #1 Posted March 1, 2017 Video Shows Woman Wandering On Elevated J Tracks At Myrtle/Broadway This Morning BY EMMA WHITFORD IN NEWS ON MAR 1, 2017 9:58 AM A woman in a long, quilted coat stepped off of the train platform at Myrtle/Broadway in Bed-Stuy on Wednesday morning and started walking in the direction of Manhattan, according to multiple witnesses. "She stepped on the tracks at Myrtle/Broadway and walked very casually down the exact middle of the track," Gabbie Robbins, a 25-year-old office manager, told Gothamist. "She's probably at Lorimer by now." View image on Twitter Follow Gabbie Robbins @qtwopointoh @MTA there's a girl on the tracks past myrtle /broadway walking toward the city 9:00 AM - 1 Mar 2017 Robbins said that the woman didn't seem distressed when wandered onto the tracks shortly before 9:00 a.m. At one point, she appeared to look at her cellphone. "She seemed totally fine and very confident about her decision to walk on the tracks," Robbins said. "I have absolutely no idea why." Follow Dave Odegard @WordyOdegard A lady got tired of waiting for the #JTrain at Myrtle and Broadway, so she jumped down and started walking along the ELEVATED tracks .WTF? 9:15 AM - 1 Mar 2017 · Brooklyn, NY According to Robbins, commuters on the platform were "all really surprised and quiet" when the woman stepped off of the platform. Afterwards, a straphanger used the station "help point" to call the MTA. MTA spokesman Kevin Ortiz said that police removed an emotionally disturbed person from the tracks this morning, and that normal service was restored by 9:13 a.m. The NYPD did not immediately have details on the incident. Follow Austin and 99 others @AustinHafer @emma_a_whitford @qtwopointoh just casually strolling... 9:25 AM - 1 Mar 2017 [update 12:30 p.m.]: A spokesperson for the NYPD told Gothamist that the 24-year-old woman, whose name has not been released, was recovered from the tracks at 9:09 a.m. following a 8:53 a.m. 911 call. No charges were filed, and the woman was taken to Woodhull Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. No injuries were reported. Source: http://gothamist.com/2017/03/01/j_subway_myrtle_broadway.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted March 1, 2017 Share #2 Posted March 1, 2017 WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemak3r Posted March 1, 2017 Share #3 Posted March 1, 2017 Welcome to NYC type of story eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreeddekalbL Posted March 1, 2017 Share #4 Posted March 1, 2017 stupid hipster get the hell out of my city! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLiveRock Posted March 1, 2017 Share #5 Posted March 1, 2017 Um, this person fairly obviously has some mental issues (the OP even states that), and so these comments are really uncalled for and insensitive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenSin Posted March 2, 2017 Share #6 Posted March 2, 2017 Euthanasia please. These people hurt the economy by slowing down public mass transportation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biGC323232 Posted March 2, 2017 Share #7 Posted March 2, 2017 Don't tell me that the delays that been happening lately is causing passengers to walk to the next station.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted March 2, 2017 Share #8 Posted March 2, 2017 If she was able to walk for about 20 mins down the tracks, then I can see why she did that LOL. Why wait for the train when you can just walk to the next station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agar io Posted March 2, 2017 Share #9 Posted March 2, 2017 I guess it's definitely faster for her to walk than take the ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted March 2, 2017 Share #10 Posted March 2, 2017 There's a thing called a road... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46Dover Posted March 2, 2017 Share #11 Posted March 2, 2017 There's a thing called a road... ....and a bridge called Williamsburg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted March 2, 2017 Share #12 Posted March 2, 2017 ...and a thing called uber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted March 3, 2017 Share #13 Posted March 3, 2017 There's a thing called a road... ....and a bridge called Williamsburg ...and a thing called uber You are all omitting that she already paid her fare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted March 3, 2017 Share #14 Posted March 3, 2017 Dosent she get a free transfer for the bus though lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted March 3, 2017 Share #15 Posted March 3, 2017 Dosent she get a free transfer for the bus though lol...Which was about 30' below her lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted March 4, 2017 Share #16 Posted March 4, 2017 ....and a bridge called Williamsburg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46Dover Posted March 4, 2017 Share #17 Posted March 4, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwYN7mTi6HM You never cease to make me laugh.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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