MTA train operator awarded for heroism after stopping Long Island City train from hitting passenger
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An MTA train operator who stopped a train and saved an Asian American man who was pushed onto the tracks in Long Island City was recently awarded for his act of heroism.
On May 28, Senators John Liu and Kevin Thomas presented the New York State Heroism Award to Floral Park resident Tobin Madathil, whose quick thinking led him to stopping the train at 21 Street−Queensbridge F Train. Just four days prior, an unidentified suspect pushed a 35-year-old Asian man onto the southbound train tracks at the same time Madathil’s train was arriving.