FDNY Frees Toddler's Arm From Subway Doors

A 2-year-old child was injured after a hand became stuck in a J train door at the Flushing Avenue and Broadway station in Brooklyn early on May 20, according to police and local news reports. FDNY firefighters and other first responders freed the child at the scene, News 12 reported. The child was taken to a hospital and was expected to be OK, according to police statements carried by News 12. Video of the incident later aired on CBS New York and circulated in local coverage. ### Where and when did the child get trapped? Police said the incident happened at about 1 a.m. on Wednesday, May 20, at the Flushing Avenue and Broadway station on the J line in Brooklyn, according to News 12. The reports identified the child as 2 years old and said the hand was caught in a train door. (brooklyn.news12.com) Brooklyn’s Flushing Avenue station was identified in CBS New York’s video report as the location shown in social media footage. Patch also listed a headline saying FDNY helped free a 2-year-old’s arm after it got stuck in New York City subway doors. ### Who freed the child? First responders removed the child’s hand from the door, News 12 reported, citing police. (brooklyn.news12.com) Other accounts that summarized the video said FDNY firefighters, an MTA worker and bystanders were involved in the rescue effort. Those later summaries were broadly consistent with the local television reports, though the clearest verified detail from police was that first responders freed the child. (cbsnews.com) CBS New York said video on social media showed the incident at the Flushing Avenue station. The available clips and follow-on reports focused on the rescue itself rather than on any enforcement action or service disruption. ### How badly was the child hurt? Police said the child was transported to an area hospital and was expected to be OK, according to News 12’s May 20 report. (brooklyn.news12.com) The station described the child as recovering after the hand got stuck in the train door. No public report reviewed here described life-threatening injuries. (cbsnews.com) CBS New York’s May 21 segment referred to the episode as a child’s arm getting stuck in subway doors and showed the incident as a rescue caught on video. ### What do the reports say about the video? CBS New York published a video segment on May 21 saying social media footage showed the incident at the Flushing Avenue station. (brooklyn.news12.com) Patch’s New York City page also listed the rescue video as one of its latest public safety headlines. The footage appears to have driven wider attention to a brief overnight emergency that otherwise was reported mainly through local outlets. (cbsnews.com) That is an inference based on the sequence of local television and aggregation coverage, not a statement made by police or transit officials. ### What has not been publicly detailed? (cbsnews.com) The Metropolitan Transportation Authority had not, in the reports reviewed, publicly explained how the child’s hand became trapped or whether the train was in motion when the incident began. The available local coverage also did not identify the child, name the responding firefighters, or describe any follow-up investigation. (cbsnews.com) Patch’s listing and CBS New York’s segment indicate the video remained the main public record of the rescue as of May 21. Any additional details would most likely come from the NYPD, FDNY or the MTA if those agencies issue fuller statements after the initial response. (patch.com) (brooklyn.news12.com)