Astoria Resident Survives Suicidal Subway Jump

A 38-year-old Astoria man miraculously survived an apparently suicidal leap into the subway tracks at the Times Square R station last night. One witness tells the Daily News the man "began then to shout out his wife's telephone number. He said, 'Call my wife, call my wife, I'm going to die,'" as he stood on the tracks facing an oncoming Queensbound R train. He is currently in serious condition after being hit by the train and is being treated at Bellevue Hospital. Last month, a Brooklyn man survived jumping in front of a G train after stabbing his parents.

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By Jaya Saxena in News on January 24, 2011 12:21 PM

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Steven Drescher

Does anyone know what time this happened at? I was there around 11 and didn't see anything

FutureMan

I went through Times Sq on the Q around 9:30 and there was a "police investigation" going on. Obviously it was related to this, so I assume it probably happened around 9p.

Rocknrope

"Call my wife, call my wife, I'm going to die,'"

Maybe you should have done that before deciding to play Frogger in the subway, genius.

Why is it that the lunatics survive but the unfortunate souls that get pushed by the mentally ill never seem to make it?

Communist

They should have pulled him out and put a bullet in his head to finish the job.

Guest

unfortunately, thanks to NYC's nearly unconstitutional gun laws, not even good Samaritans could help this troubled man in the manner you prescribe.

we can follow local customs, however, and berate him loudly for inconveniencing us until he gets a splitting headache. will that do?