{"id":520148,"date":"2022-12-03T01:55:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T22:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-straphanger-burned-in-acid-attack-i-was-on-fire\/"},"modified":"2022-12-03T01:55:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T22:55:40","slug":"nyc-straphanger-burned-in-acid-attack-i-was-on-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-straphanger-burned-in-acid-attack-i-was-on-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC straphanger burned in acid attack: I was &#8216;on fire&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a256fafd43ba\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a256fafd43ba\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-straphanger-burned-in-acid-attack-i-was-on-fire\/#%E2%80%9CNYC_straphanger_burned_in_acid_attack_I_was_%E2%80%98on_fire%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NYC straphanger burned in acid attack: I was &#8216;on fire&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;NYC straphanger burned in acid attack: I was &#8216;on fire'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A Brooklyn straphanger who suffered every city rider\u2019s worst nightmare Friday when a deranged woman randomly tossed acid in her face told The Post she works with the mentally ill \u2014 and something desperately needs to be done.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year old Kings County Hospital worker, who asked not to be named, said she was left feeling as if her face \u201cwas on fire\u201d when her attacker splashed the caustic liquid at her around 1:10 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe seemed delirious and aggressive to me,\u201d said the healthcare worker, who was headed to her job at the time and may now need a skin graft for her burns. <\/p>\n<p>The attack occurred just days after Mayor Eric Adams announced a new plan to take into custody mentally ill people if they <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear to pose a danger to themselves of others.<\/p>\n<p>Friday\u2019s victim said that before she was attacked, she used her cell phone to record the mumbling other woman ramble about, shoving people.<\/p>\n<p>The attacker was apparently wearing pajamas and spewing profanities as she typed on a cell phone at times, video of her rant shows.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nyc-subway-attack-515.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A deranged woman splashed a substance believed to be acid on a health care worker in the subway on Dec. 2, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-24877916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nyc-subway-attack-515.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nyc-subway-attack-515.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nyc-subway-attack-515.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A deranged woman splashed a substance believed to be acid on a healthcare worker in the subway Dec. 2, 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">DCPI<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI hope your kids get pushed, and your mother gets pushed,\u201d she is heard hissing to riders.<\/p>\n<p>The disturbed woman then followed the victim off the train at the Winthrop Avenue subway stop, still muttering all the way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy the time we get to the stairs, all I hear is her say, \u2018Oh, I can show you better than I can I tell you\u2019 and she pours the liquid all over me,\u201d the victim said. \u201cShe pours the acid all over my face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The victim described the mixture as liquid acid combined with a sticky substance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was just frantic. I was in so much pain. I\u2019ve never been in a predicament like this at all,\u201d said the lifelong New Yorker. \u201cI was panicking. I knew I couldn\u2019t wipe it off my hand because it would get on hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The skin on her nose has hardened, and doctors believe the liquid burnt her nerves, cartilage and tissue so badly \u201cthey may to do a graft,\u201d said the worker.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nyc-subway-attack-513.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The victim of the attack said she may need a skin graft.\" class=\"wp-image-24877940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nyc-subway-attack-513.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nyc-subway-attack-513.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nyc-subway-attack-513.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The victim of the attack said she may need a skin graft.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Paul Martinka<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt hurt tremendously. It was like my face was on fire,\u201d she said. \u201cIt felt like pins and needles times 10. It was the worst pain ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The victim said there were no police or cameras in the station at the time of the attack.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nyc-subway-attack-514.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Video shows the attacker rambling about pushing people.\" class=\"wp-image-24877952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nyc-subway-attack-514.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nyc-subway-attack-514.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nyc-subway-attack-514.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Video shows the attacker rambling about, pushing people.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">DCPI<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHad I not had these videos, we wouldn\u2019t even know how this woman looks at all,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is police that arrest people who hop the train every 5 seconds, but when it comes to acid being thrown, when it comes to literal rape or sexual assault, anything else that\u2019s detrimental to a person\u2019s mental health, there is no police in sight. That\u2019s the issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said the attack might have been prevented if the attacker \u201cgot the right mental health care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what kills me: it could have been one of my patients,\u201d the victim said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll we can do is pray because it\u2019s not like the justice system has proven to do actual justice, so let\u2019s see what Eric Adams does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other straphangers were left shaken by <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> of the latest incident of random subway violence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe crime situation has really gotten out of hand,\u201d Rafael Bains, 61, while waiting for a C train at the Jay Street-MetroTech stop in Brooklyn on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt makes me a little more cautious to be in there, especially with my grandson. I need to make sure he\u2019s alright,\u201d said Bains, an East New York resident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo many innocent people getting hurt for no reason,\u201d he added. \u201cIt might be someone mentally ill, but what can we do? We have to watch ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amanda Gonzalez, 35, said Adams\u2019 plan is a good idea because \u201cthere\u2019s lots of crazy people in the train.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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