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MTA and NYPD Rescue Two Kittens Spotted on B and Q Train Tracks

By Ben Fractenberg | August 29, 2013 3:15pm | Updated on August 29, 2013 6:44pm
 Two kittens suspended B and Q service in Brooklyn Thursday afternoon after wandering onto the tracks at Church Avenue.
Two kittens suspended B and Q service in Brooklyn Thursday afternoon after wandering onto the tracks at Church Avenue.
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BROOKLYN — Two curious kittens briefly shut down subway service when they wandered onto the B and Q lines in Flatbush Thursday afternoon.

The two felines meandered onto the right-of-way at the Church Avenue station at 11:06 a.m., the MTA said. Service was suspended in both directions between DeKalb and Stillwell avenues.

Catastrophe was avoided. The kittens eventually ran off and service resumed about 1:09 p.m., according to the MTA.

A team of MTA staff and NYPD officers were able to rescue the pair from the tracks around 6:30 p.m., a spokesman said.