FDNY Frees Toddler's Arm from Subway Doors

A 2-year-old child was taken to a hospital after the child's hand became stuck in the door of a J train at the Flushing Avenue and Broadway station in Brooklyn early on May 20, according to police accounts carried by local media. First responders, including FDNY firefighters, removed the child's hand from the door, News 12 reported. The child was expected to be OK, according to police as quoted by the station. A video of the incident later circulated on social media and was aired by CBS New York. ### Where and when did the child get trapped? Police told News 12 the incident happened at about 1 a.m. Wednesday, May 20, at the Flushing Avenue and Broadway station on the J line in Brooklyn. The station sits in the Bed-Stuy area, according to a separate report that described the same location and line. (bronx.news12.com) The child was 2 years old, News 12 reported, and the hand became stuck in a train door. Patch's New York City homepage separately listed a headline saying FDNY helped free a 2-year-old's arm after it got stuck in New York City subway doors, matching the basic account of the incident. ### Who responded at the station? (bronx.news12.com) First responders were able to remove the child's hand from the door, News 12 reported. Patch's headline attributed the rescue to FDNY, while another report said passengers, an MTA worker and FDNY firefighters worked together to free the child. CBS New York aired video on May 21 showing the incident at the Flushing Avenue station. (bronx.news12.com) The station's posting did not add details beyond saying the rescue was captured on video and shared on social media. ### 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. (bronx.news12.com) No public report reviewed here identified fractures, surgery or any longer-term injury. A separate report published two days after the incident also said the toddler was taken to a hospital and was expected to recover. (cbsnews.com) That account described the child as recovering after the hand became trapped in the closing doors of a J train. (bronx.news12.com) ### What do the reports say about how it happened? News 12 said the child's hand got stuck in a train door, but did not describe whether the doors were closing or whether the child was on the platform or inside the car. CBS New York's video post likewise referred to the child's arm getting stuck in subway doors at the Flushing Avenue station without adding a fuller chronology. (newsable.asianetnews.com) Another report said the hand was trapped in the closing doors of a J train. Because that detail was not included in the police account quoted by News 12, it remains based on secondary reporting rather than a direct public statement from the transit agency or FDNY. (bronx.news12.com) ### What can readers verify publicly right now? Patch's New York City page listed the incident among its current local headlines, and CBS New York published a video item on May 21 tied to the Flushing Avenue station. News 12 published its report on May 20 and said police expected the child to be OK after hospital transport. As of May 24, the publicly available reports reviewed for this article do not show a separate detailed statement from the MTA or FDNY on the incident, nor do they identify the child or family. (newsable.asianetnews.com) The most concrete next public record is any follow-up statement from those agencies or additional local television reporting tied to the May 20 rescue at the J train station. (patch.com)