Tareyton Williams, who was arraigned for the attempted murder of Michael Steinberg when he grabbed two cordless power saws from subway workers at the 110th and Broadway subway station last Thursday, was ordered for a psychiatric evaluation at Bellevue. Williams was also charged with first-degree robbery, fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon in the strange attack. Williams was captured after punching another Upper West Side resident a few hours - he was charged with that man's assault.
Steinberg told reporters on Friday, "Today's not a good day. I'm in pain and on my back. My back! My legs! I got out of bed today for the first time; it's excruciating to walk sometimes. This guy really did a job on me." Well, Williams did repeatedly "stab" Steinberg with the Dewalt reciprocating saw. Steinberg added that he's going to sue the Transit Authority and isn't sure if he's going to take the subway ever again. He was on his way to his job at a post office in the East Village at 3:30AM when Williams attacked him, making him float the possibility of retirement: "I love the Postal Service and I love serving the city. But I don't know if I can do it anymore."
And a man was slashed on a 2 train pulling into the 7th Avenue and 14th Street station Friday afternoon; police believe the attacker and victim knew each other.
