Philadelphia City Council honors man who brought down NYC subway slasher
Three months to the day after Joseph Lozito tackled a crazed man on a New York City subway, Philadelphia City Council is honoring him for his courage.
Back in February, Lozito, a 40-year-old Philadelphia resident, was riding the subway in New York for work when he brought down the man whom police were after for allegedly stabbing three people.
KYW was at the City Council meeting today where Councilman Curtis Jones read a proclamation honoring Lozito, who was slashed in the process. Lozito is now suing New York City on the grounds that police failed to protect him.
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