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This morning shortly after 9:00, a person jumped in front of the train as it entered the Fulton St. station.

The 4/5 platform was crowded when I arrived, and I parked in my usual spot to land in front of a stairwell at GCT. A few minutes later, people started to pour in our direction from the south end of the platform. I heard the words “someone jumped in front of the train” but wasn’t sure what to believe. I scanned the the oncoming faces for tears or signs of shock and caught mostly dazed expressions.

A woman near me started ranting about if the person wanted to take his life, why couldn’t he do it on his own time instead of inconveniencing everyone else. I was disturbed by this because a human being was likely lying dead on the tracks, and this woman was angry about her commute. Several people on our end of the platform stepped to the edge to take a look, and overtaken by morbid curiosity I did the same. In retrospect, this was not a great idea because at best I would witness something gruesome. Presumably (lucky for me), the jumper was underneath the train, and I saw only empty tracks.

As I moved back towards the A-C line, a transit worker approached with what appeared to be towels and bleach (industrial cleaner?). Not far behind, police officers pushed through the crowd towards the scene. I joined the exiting crowd and hopped a C train.

[12:18pm] Apparently, the person survived although the linked article has since been revised.

Shortly after 11 a.m., four late jurors arrived at the federal courthouse and deliberations for the 12-member panel were once again under way, marshals said. Subway service had been disrupted after a train at a lower Manhattan station hit a person about 9:10 a.m.; the person survived.