Hometown Heroes in Transit Awards: MTA conductor talked Staten Island dad out of suicide

[Harry]

 

An train conductor is being credited with stopping a distraught Staten Island man — the father of a young boy — from committing suicide. When Naholyta Levasseur’s Staten Island Railway train pulled into the Bay Terrace station at 6 a.m. earlier this year, she noticed a man in a shirt and slacks standing on the platform. His face was flushed. He was crying. “What’s wrong?” Levasseur, 31, asked the man. That simple question opened up the door to an emotion-packed platform counseling session in which the man rattled off his overwhelming problems. He was going to jump in front of the next express train, he said. Levasseur countered with reasons why he shouldn’t — while alerting dispatchers to halt all train traffic, cut third-rail electricity and summon the police.

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[QM1to6Ave]

Fantastic! What a great story. 

[Vistausss]

That's a great story!

 

But shouldn't this be in the Staten Island Railway section of the forums?

[Turbo19]

A great action by Ms. Levasseur. Glad she's getting an honorable recognition.

Levasseur

Levasseur

[MCID4500Lover92]

this shows we still have Good people in the world.  Thank God

[justhafacts]

Yes, it's not easy.

[LMDNYC]

That's a great story!

 

But shouldn't this be in the Staten Island Railway section of the forums?

 

[BM5 via Woodhaven]

Im late, but its a damn good job what this TO did. Kudos to her.