The man who survived being violently pushed onto subway tracks in front of an oncoming train in Chelsea on New Year’s Eve thanked the first responders who saved his life in his first message since the terrifying attack.
Joseph Lynskey, 45, is expected to make a full recovery, his family has said, after a stranger pushed him onto the tracks of an approaching 1 train at the West 18th Street station. His injuries included a fractured skull, broken ribs and a ruptured spleen, authorities said.
“Miraculously, he survived the horrific attack, but he suffered many injuries and remains hospitalized in NY,” his sister, Jennifer Lynskey, wrote in a Facebook post right after the attack. “Anyone who’s ever met Joe knows he’s one of the kindest, most thoughtful, and caring humans out there.”…