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NYPD reunites dog that disrupted subway service with owner

By Jesse Zanger

August 18, 2023 / 12:38 PM EDT / CBS New York

Dog that ran onto subway tracks reunited with owners

NEW YORK - We have an update on a dog seen running on train tracks Thursday, causing extensive delays on 4, 5, and 6 trains.

The NYPD posted a photo of the escape artist, now reunited with its owners.

Police said the dog got loose and ran onto the tracks near 86th Street and Lexington Avenue.

“Who let the dogs out?”

A tense situation for straphangers yesterday when a dog escaped its owner & headed onto the subway tracks from 86 St & Lexington Avenue to 23 St & Park Ave. @NYPDTransit Officer Vazquez saved the day & found the pup alive & underneath a train car. pic.twitter.com/Cyox3gF8LF
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) August 18, 2023

It ended up all the way down at 23rd and Park, where it was found underneath a train car, but safe and unharmed.

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Jesse Zanger

Jesse Zanger is the managing editor of CBSNewYork.com. Jesse has previously worked for the Fox News Channel and Spectrum News NY1. He covers regional news around the Tri-State Area, with a particular focus on breaking news and extreme weather.