hammer attack happen way often lately honestly google nyc hammer attack come way many case new trend street crime last year slash razor knife horrible report hammer attack last week leave want take gun away hammer culprit subway brawl terrible attack provoke nothing two men ask person subway could move passenger man-spreading aka use two seat spread legs apart.new york launch campaign last year posters subway tell passengers man-spread see total waste taxpayer dollars.it go downhill argument man-spreading low east side subway train end all-out brawl one man attack another hammer officials say saturday.the 30-year-old hammer victim queens-bound train pull bowery station 53-year-old pal ask strange take two seat make room.the seat hog comply stop 30-year-old man get argument six friends rid train spark fight.one six friends repeatedly kick 30-year-old man head chest officials said.j train nightmare ensue off-duty cop shove conductor victim try defend attacker friends jump one pull hammer backpack bash victim repeatedly it.the victim friend 53 queens-bound train come bowery/delancey st. station old man ask strange take two seat move.the victim friend try shield victim also beat witness tell police.the suspect flee train bowery station catch police said.first responders take victims beth israel hospital non-life-threatening wounds.via nydn subway rider attack hammer ask passenger stop man-spreading