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Heroes

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    Just Let This Guy Smoke on the Subway Track, No Big DealA new hero rises.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Enjoy This Guy Roasting Twitter Idiots on International Women’s DayFor every idiot who asks on Twitter why there isn’t an International Men’s Day, Richard K. Herring is there. Not all heroes wear capes.
    By Jake Swearingen
  3. stand clear of the closing doors
    Watch This Guy (Almost) Become a Subway LegendIt looks very painful.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  4. heroes
    America’s Feelings on Bobby Jindal in One PictureThis girl gets it.
    By Jessica Roy
  5. heroes
    Apple’s Developer Conference Was a Triumph for Gender EqualitySomebody get these guys the Feminism award.
    By Jessica Roy
  6. heroes
    Pig Protests Police by PoopingHe’s pretty proud of himself.
    By Jessica Roy
  7. heroes
    Man Pitches Fit at Rest Stop When He Can’t Get Macaroni and CheeseIf you thought Kevin Nelson was angry when he found out Roy Rogers was out of macaroni and cheese, you should’ve seen how he reacted when he learned they were out of potatoes.
    By Jessica Roy
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    Creative Woman Affords Park Slope by Turning Her Spare Room Into a BDSM DungeonAirBDSM.
    By Jessica Roy
  9. heroes
    Homeless Man Takes Ambulance for a Joyride to the Strip ClubThe establishment was called the Booby Trap.
    By Jessica Roy
  10. heroes
    North Korean Prisoner Celebrates With Papa JohnsAnd Starbucks!
    By Jessica Roy
  11. heroes
    Woman Caught Breaking Into Cars Claims She Was Just Looking for Members of ISISSeems legit.
    By Jessica Roy
  12. amazing things
    Reporter/Weed CEO Live on Air: ‘F*ck It, I Quit’One for the local-news hall of fame.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  13. don’t do drugs
    Stoner Bro: I Put White Flags on Brooklyn BridgeMarijuana activist Reverend Bud Green of the People Opposing Tyranny (POT) Party.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  14. new york’s finest
    NYPD Hero Tony Bees Is Ready for the Busy SeasonHe cleared a 24,000-strong swarm from Williamsburg on Wednesday.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  15. heroes
    Manhattan Man Suing Everyone for EverythingOr “two undecillion” dollars.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  16. stand clear of the closing doors
    Subway Hero Credits Adrenaline, God“I give all the glory to Lord Jesus.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  17. happy things
    Mailman Catches Twin Babies Thrown From Burning Bronx Building“I was ready to catch.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  18. heroes
    One-Armed, One-Legged Man Saves Two Babies From Bronx Fire“The man was hanging onto the balcony with one hand.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  19. people who are better than you
    Video: Hero Saves Man From Burning ApartmentThis is intense. 
    By Dan Amira
  20. heroes
    Hurricane Sandy Surfer Hero Dies at SeaWas surfing off Puerto Rico.
    By Andre Tartar and Delia Paunescu
  21. feats of strength
    Some Brooklyners Lifted a Car Off a Girl TonightIt took seven guys two tries to pick it up.
    By Adam Martin
  22. the most important people in the world
    Russell Crowe Was Briefly Lost at SeaOff of the Long Island Sound. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  23. answered prayers
    FDNY EMTs Save Nun (and Friends!) From Drowning in Queens FloodStorm waters nearly overcame their car.
    By Brett Smiley
  24. heroes
    MTA Driver Catches Young Girl in Fall From Third-Story WindowThree cheers.
    By Brett Smiley
  25. heroes
    Hero MTA Cop Who Was Stabbed in the Eye Released From Hospital, in Great SpiritsAll he wants to do is go running.
    By Brett Smiley
  26. heroes
    A Kickstarter Campaign for People Who Like Looking at BoobsFinally!
    By Dan Amira
  27. scary things
    Would You Jump Into Acid to Save a Co-worker?A New Jersey roofer answered with a resounding yes.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  28. heroes
    Vermont Governor Nearly Died to Save His Birdfeeders From a Pack of BearsMove over, Cory Booker.
    By Dan Amira
  29. heroes
    Newark Mayor Cory Booker Hospitalized After Rescuing Neighbor From House FireHe’s being treated for smoke inhalation and is expected to be fine.
    By Brett Smiley
  30. heroes
    Snack Man Doesn’t Want to Be Pigeonholed“I’d like to be known for other things.”
    By Dan Amira
  31. Hero Who Saved Man From Oncoming Train Dies Man had drunkenly stumbled onto tracks.
    By Andre Tartar
  32. good samaritans
    Man Who Rescued Drunk From Oncoming Train in Critical ConditionA Staten Island Railway train hit the man in the head.
    By Brett Smiley
  33. Gail Collins Is Obsessed With Romney’s DogShe’s mentioned it in her columns nearly three dozen times.
    By Noreen Malone
  34. heroes
    Andy Rooney Grudgingly Thanks His Supporters in 60 Minutes Sign-offThanks, but don’t bother me anymore.
    By Dan Amira
  35. no he cain’t
    Herman Cain Knows How to Take On the DayWe salute you, sir.
    By Noreen Malone
  36. heroes
    Ron Artest Legally Changed His Name to Metta World PeaceThe back of his Lakers jersey will, supposedly, now read ‘World Peace.’
    By Dan Amira
  37. 9 11
    Potential 9/11 ‘Kamikaze’ Pilot Would Have Taken Down Her DadA crazy 9/11 story gets crazier.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  38. 9 11
    Rookie Fighter Pilot Remembers Her 9/11 Mission With No AmmoLieutenant Heather “Lucky” Penney was prepared to fly her jet straight into the highjacked United Flight 93.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  39. the most important people in the world
    Gwyneth Paltrow Learns of Own September 11 Heroism“It was an extraordinary story.”
    By Caroline Bankoff
  40. heroes
    South Slope 49-Year-Old Is Very Good at Holding a Full Mug of Beer Outstretched in Front of His BodyHe’s headed to the national championships of … that.
    By Dan Amira
  41. heroes
    Superhero With Cactus Powers Vanquishes Old Smelly PuddleAnd also … ALL STENCHES, FOREVER?
    By Dan Amira
  42. rescues
    Chinese Woman Saves Baby From Ten-Story FallShe “kicked off her heels” and saved the child’s life.
    By Mike Vilensky
  43. incredible rescues
    25-Year-Old Lower East Side Woman Saved From SuicideShe immediately asked for a cigarette after.
    By Mike Vilensky
  44. heroes
    Extraordinarily Agile Orlando Tourist Honored for Catching Falling BabyHelen Beard is a hero.
    By Mike Vilensky
  45. great minds
    Paul Krugman Not-So-Subtly Angles for His Own TV Show“There Are No TV Series About Heroic Economists”
    By Nitasha Tiku
  46. heroes
    Arguably Cuter Prince Promoted to Captain in the British Army“With his success at training on the high-tech Apache attack aircraft, Captain Harry Wales is ready for the next stage of his training.”
    By Mike Vilensky
  47. fears come true
    Lone Man Fights Back Against Subway Rat InvasionWith a newspaper — and fearlessness.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  48. geroni ‘mo
    It Wasn’t Sex That Steven Slater and His Boyfriend Were Having When the Cops Showed UpIt was prayer.
    By Chris Rovzar
  49. stand clear of the closing doors
    Hero Rescues Man on Subway Tracks Because He Doesn’t Want to Be Late for WorkThis is so New York it hurts.
    By Chris Rovzar
  50. Steven Slater Admits to Being ‘Alcoholically Involved’ on FlightJetBlue attendant tells Larry King he might have had a “sip or two” before his freakout.
    By Jessica Pressler
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