Straphanger smacked by seatmate nervous about commuting again: ‘Everyone who takes the subway feels scared’

Nov 26, 2024

A New York man slugged by an irate straphanger on his morning commute says he’s scared of running into his attacker again on his daily route — but that after years on the system he’s not surprised violence finally found him. “After an incident, you don’t really get away from that incident,” said Alexander Rakitin,...