NYC LOVES SUBWAY SAVIOR(NAVY VET)

NY POST ^ | 1/4/07 | By DAN KADISON, HEIDI SINGER and RITA DELFINER

[paltz]

January 4, 2007 -- A day after leaping onto the tracks to rescue a fallen stranger from an oncoming train, Subway Superman Wesley Autrey was the toast of the town, getting applause from New Yorkers, awed letters from schoolkids and a giant bite of Big Apple fame and fortune.

[lafroste]

From the article:

The Navy vet added, "I didn't think I did anything heroic. The real heroes are fighting overseas."

This man is a hero.

[Tokra]

The director of the New York Film Academy, where Hollopeter is a student, gave Autrey a $5,000 check and scholarships for his daughters, Shuqui, 6, and Syshe, 4, for a 12-week film and acting program.

I sure hope it was his wife who named the kids.

[areafiftyone]

* Mayor Bloomberg today will honor the 50-year-old grandfather at City Hall.

* Donald Trump will reward the construction worker with a check for $10,000.

* The David Letterman show booked the Harlem dad of three for an appearance tonight.

* The director of the New York Film Academy, where Hollopeter is a student, gave Autrey a $5,000 check and scholarships for his daughters, Shuqui, 6, and Syshe, 4, for a 12-week film and acting program.

* Other offers included college tuition for the kids - who were on the subway platform Tuesday.

* Autrey and his kids were offered a trip to Disney World.

"What I did I did out of the kindness, not for the glory or the money," Autrey said.

But his courage won the city's heart.

He deserves all those things and more He's a true humble hero!

[Palladin]

Great! This guy deserves all the accolades. His Navy training came to the fore with courage and quick thinking.

God bless him and his family.

[frogjerk]

Wesley Autrey stands with his two daughters Syshe, 4, left, and Shuqui, 6, at the Broadway & 145th Street subway stop in New York shortly after he saved the life of a teenager who fell onto tracks in front of an oncoming train Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007. At first, he tried to pull the young man up, but he was afraid he wouldn't make it in time and they would both be killed. "So I just chose to dive on top of him and pin him down," he said. Autrey and the teen landed in the drainage trough between the rails Tuesday as a southbound No. 1 train entered the 137th Street/City College station, where Autrey was waiting with his daughters. (AP Photo/Newsday, Nick Brooks)

[DainBramage]

Wow Trump....must have had to hock a pair of socks or a bottle of champagne to afford such and extravagant gift.

[thefactor]

i am familiar with that station. the drainage dip in the middle of the tracks? YUCK! have fun getting that smell off you. good job swabbie.

[Youngman442002]

In Denver we are honoring a gang banger that was killed by another gang banger...the one that died was a Bronco Football Player...but still a gang banger...

[OB1kNOb]

Good for him. It's about time we see someone rewarded for real heroism.

[princess leah]

He could run for Mayor!

[FormerACLUmember]

A Navy Vet with a heart of gold, a mind hard as a tack, relexes like lightning, and b*lls of absolute steel.

[thefactor]

well, you are remembering the football player, not really honoring him. the football player didnt perform a heroic act. is the media referencing him as a gang member?

[SlowBoat407]

God was looking out for him. That trough isn't always deep enough to hold two people.

[dinoparty]

I thought the "saved" kid's father's statement of gratitude was moving. Fathers everywhere could only imagine how they would feel if somebody single-handedly saved their child's life.

[Ro_Thunder]

Regardless, it's not the amount, it's the offering.

Not to defend the attention wh*re, but Trump didn't have to offer anything - and he offered what would be a substantial gift for the normal day to day person. I'd take the $10,000, gift my 10% to the church and thank Trump, (and God) every second for the genorosity.

[browardchad]

Just a great story. Period.

[rawhide]

Autrey's mother, Mary, glowed with pride.
"I'm proud of him because he was there to help somebody who needed help more than him," she said. "He didn't think twice. He dived in, like he said. He helped the guy and God helped them."

[Gay State Conservative]

I sincerely doubt that I would have had the guts to do this.If this is typical of this guy's character then he's a better man than I.

[Gay State Conservative]

The David Letterman show booked the Harlem dad of three for an appearance tonight.

I'll make it a point to record tonight's show.