#NYC phone-snatch victim gets clever payback on thief

#NYC phone-snatch victim gets clever payback on thief

“#NYC phone-snatch victim gets clever payback on thief” A dimwitted thief with a long rap sheet swiped a man’s cellphone on a Manhattan train late Tuesday — and then was busted when the victim lured him by promising to buy it back, cops said.  Kevin Cooper, 57, grabbed the 20-year-old victim’s phone as he sat…

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#Woman stabbed during argument in NYC subway station: cops

#Woman stabbed during argument in NYC subway station: cops

“#Woman stabbed during argument in NYC subway station: cops” A woman was stabbed in the leg during a dispute in a Harlem subway station late Tuesday, cops said.  A male attacker knifed the 48-year-old victim on the southbound platform of the West 125th Street station, police said.  Her injuries were non-life-threatening, cops said.  Police are…

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#NYC subway worker hospitalized after being struck by train

#NYC subway worker hospitalized after being struck by train

“#NYC subway worker hospitalized after being struck by train” An MTA worker was hospitalized in critical condition Monday after being struck by an oncoming train in Manhattan, The Post has learned. The signal maintainer was hit by an in-service Q train on the northbound express track in the vicinity of the 8th Street-NYU station shortly…

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#How one artist draws riders

#How one artist draws riders

“#How one artist draws riders” Here’s one commuter story with a happy ending. An artist who has been sketching straphangers on the NYC subway system for a decade is releasing a how-to book to teach others creative ways to find joy below ground. Sarah Nisbett, a 39-year-old Upper East Sider, was drawn to this singular…

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#Thai model recalls horrifying Manhattan subway attack

#Thai model recalls horrifying Manhattan subway attack

“#Thai model recalls horrifying Manhattan subway attack” Growing up in Thailand, Bew Jirajariyawetch always idealized New York City and dreamed of moving there. Then last month, the 23-year-old aspiring model and recent immigrant, saw “the other side” of the Big Apple when she was brutalized and robbed on a subway platform, she told The Post…

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