Showing posts with label columbus circle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label columbus circle. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Frightening Assault On Subway Platform Draws Intervening Crowd


Paul Kurti of the Upper West Side videotaped an alarming assault between a man and a woman on the platform at the Columbus Circle subway station on the afternoon of January 29. Surprisingly, other commuters were concerned enough to physically intervene and restrain the aggressor, holding him, ostensibly, until police arrived. But by the time the commuter who filmed the scene left five minutes later, the police "still had still not come," he wrote in the video description. As he boards a train to leave, you can hear the conductor call the fight in over his radio. No further information was available at this time. The video below contains strong language and violent behavior.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Man Down on South Bound D Train Tracks at Columbus Circle, "DOA"

"Well over a dozen emergency vehicles responded to the Columbus Circle Subway Station on 59th St. at approximately 12:30 am early this morning to reports of a person hit by a train. The following information was reported via my Twitter as I gathered it at the scene."

Read the full story I filed here.
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