{"id":117599,"date":"2026-01-30T17:32:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/117599\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T17:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:32:07","slug":"cold-causes-cables-to-fall-from-elevated-subway-tracks-onto-cars-below-in-cypress-hills-brooklyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/117599\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold causes cables to fall from elevated subway tracks onto cars below in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn"},"content":{"rendered":"

CYPRESS HILLS, Brooklyn (WABC) — A cable that fell from overhead subway tracks crashed onto multiple cars, closing a stretch of Fulton Street in Cypress Hills on Friday morning.<\/p>\n

The four-inch heavy cable fell onto approximately two blocks of Fulton Street around 6:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

Cold weather apparently caused signal and communication cables to drop from the elevated subway onto cars and the street below.<\/p>\n

The clips that hold the cables onto the structure seem to have expanded due to the cold, causing the cables to droop.<\/p>\n

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No one was injured. MTA crews are removing the cable and helping around a dozen car owners with their damage.<\/p>\n

The cable damaged numerous parked cars and forced the closure of Fulton from Elton to Linwood streets.<\/p>\n

Elevated J subway service was not affected.<\/p>\n

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