Wesley Autrey

Mr. Wesley Autrey, the NYC man who saved the life of a passenger who fell on the subway tracks, recently became a colon cancer spokesman. Excerpt: "The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) today announced the launch of a public health campaign featuring Wesley Autrey, who came to the rescue of a fellow New Yorker who fell into the subway tracks last January, to get New Yorkers 50 and older screened for colon cancer. The city-wide Colon Cancer Awareness Campaign will feature Autrey, who just turned 51 and will get ... Read Full Story

NEW YORK – A man’s daring rescue of a teen who fell on the subway tracks earned him the unique title “the hero of Harlem” on Thursday, plus $10,000 from Donald Trump and a trip to Disney World. Mayor Michael Bloomberg bestowed the title upon Wesley Autrey as he presented him with the city’s highest award for civic achievement, calling the 50-year-old construction worker “a great man — a man who makes us all proud to be New Yorkers.” On Tuesday, Autrey saw Cameron Hollopeter, a 19-year-old film student, suffering a seizure while waiting for a train. After stumbling down the platform, Hollopeter, of ... Read Full Story

New MTA executive director Elliott "Lee" Sander thanked Wesley Autry by saying, "By selflessly leaping to the aid of a fellow New Yorker and performing a type of heroic act nearly unrecallable to the memories of veteran transit workers, Wesley Autrey has captured the spirit of our city." Read Full Story

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here is a link to my song "A Hero's Call". It is a tribute to Wesley Autrey,the Subway Samaritan. http://www.esnips.com/web/besossOtherStuff Read Full Story