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Watch This Man Save a New York City Cop From Choking at a Staten Island Diner

2017-12-21T18:00:00-05:00

Rob Allegre, 37, of Westerleigh, was having coffee at the counter of the Staten Island Diner when he noticed an NYPD officer choking. He quickly got up and gave the officer the Heimlich, saving his life.

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Video: Three Subway Heroes Save Fallen Man From City Hall Subway Tracks

2016-06-11T13:25:38-04:00

Somebody give these guys a medal.

A group of good Samaritans rescued a man who fell into the subway tracks in lower Manhattan this afternoon, managing to pull him out minutes before a train pulled into the station.

Read the accompanying story for more details.

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Local Man Gets Strangers to Hand Out Roses on Subway, Smiles Ensue

2016-02-12T10:32:34-05:00

New York City-based planner Nick Smatt recently placed a dozen roses in an empty F train with the note:

It's not who you love.
It's that you love.
Give this rose to someone on this subway that doesn't have one.
Happy Valentine's Day.

Smatt then sat back and filmed as straphangers passed roses along to each other, smiling and enjoying themselves, sharing a bit of neighborly love.

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Good Samaritan Gives Shirt Off Back to Homeless Man on the A Train

2016-01-10T12:06:12-05:00

A do-gooder straphanger known only as “Jay” gave a shivering, shirtless man his shirt and hat to keep the him warm on a Brooklyn-bound A train, a video shows.

This video went viral shortly after being uploaded to Facebook on Friday, garnering more than 5.8 million views. Somebody find this amazing human being and buy him a powerball ticket.

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