The man who fell into the uptown tracks at the 116th Street subway station - and was saved by a Columbia maintenance worker who saw him from the downtown side and crossed the tracks - has finally spoken out. The 46-year-old NJ resident relayed his message to rescuer Veeramuthu Kalimuthu, via the Daily News, "Thank you for saving my life. I came less than 60 seconds from being run over." more ›

Veeramuthu Kalimuthu, a Columbia University mechanic, managed to lift the man to the platform and then crossed the tracks again in order to catch a downtown train. more ›