NYC subway workers had plenty to do before a TikTok prankster dumped milk and cereal in a train

A TikTok prankster is facing a backlash after staging a messy stunt that splashed milk and cereal all over a crowded New York subway car

The Metropolitan Transit Authority posted a tweet saying that the stunt created a huge mess that its workers had to clean up when they're straining to keep subways clean and safe during the coronavirus pandemic."A new low: Pulling a prank on essential workers in the middle of a global pandemic. And making essential workers clean up your mess. Despicable," the MTA's tweet said.In the video, Josh Popkin, who has 3.

An NYPD spokeswoman told CNN that the department is looking into the matter.Popkin has posted apologies on his TikTok, Instagram and YouTube accounts, called himself an"idiot" and said he really messed up."I would like to apologize to the MTA, the essential workers, everyone I have affected," he said in the YouTube video.He said he is now feeling the consequences of his actions.

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