Block That Train

Solving problems is not cheating

A couple of weeks ago, an apparent lunatic shoved Michelle Go, a 40-year-old Asian woman, in front of an oncoming train in a New York City subway station. This, perhaps, is one of those things that makes New York City special.

For those who grew up in the city’s old days (good or bad, depending on whether you enjoyed the frisson of possibly getting mugge…