Antique shop to open new
location in Hell’s Kitchen
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
The country’s leading architectural
salvage company
based in New York City
announced that they will be opening
their fl agship store in Hell’s
Kitchen tomorrow.
Olde Good Things will open
the new shop at 333 West 52nd
St. The 8,000 square foot store
will offi cially open to the public
at 10 a.m. on Oct. 2.
“We have been part of the
New York City retail landscape
for more than 25 years and we
remain committed to the city
and its residents,” said Jim DiGiacoma,
Olde Good Things board
member. “Our 8,000 square foot,
two fl oor showroom is sure to become
a true destination for both
locals and out-of-town visitors, as
well as architects, decorators and
designers.”
The fl agship store will feature
a fresh look and signature architecturally
salvaged items from
some of New York’s legendary
buildings. The new showroom
will feature reclaimed architectural
treasures including mantels,
gates, columns, windows, as well
as mirrors, lighting and plumbing.
The new retail store is the third
New York City location. Olde
Good Things currently has two
other Manhattan locations including
the Bowery and Broadway’s
Upper West Side, as well as one in
Los Angeles and two in Scranton,
PA.
“Our stores will continue to
offer architectural treasures that
have been upcycled from the most
prestigious New York historic
hotels, Broadway theaters, prominent
commercial buildings and industrial
warehouses to create the
most unique retail experience for
the consumer,” adds DiGiacoma.
For more information, visit
ogtstore.com.
PHOTO VIA FACEBOOK/OLDE GOOD THINGS
Subway hero gets year of free rides after
stopping vandal who caused A train derailment
BY MARK HALLUM
The man of the hour is Rikien Wilder,
a New Jersey native who risked
life and limb to stop the madman
who allegedly threw construction debris
on the tracks in the 14th Street station of
the A-C-E trains on Sept. 20 ending in a
derailment.
Wilder said it all boils down to a good
upbringing by his mother who taught him
the value of helping out one’s fellow human
that inspired him to spring into action attempting
to stop Demetrius Harvard, 30,
from committing an allegedly deliberate
attempt to cause havoc and later restraining
the Bronx man for 15 minutes until
police arrived.
For his troubles, the MTA awarded
Wilder on Sept. 23 with a free unlimited
MetroCard for a year, as well as a “New
York Tough” t-shirt and a plague that reads
“Hero of the Subway.”
Harvard has since been charged with
reckless endangerment, criminal mischief,
assault and criminal trespass.
“My mother always encouraged me to
look out for people in the neighborhood
so it was kind of a natural thing for me
to respond to the guy n the subway like I
did. It angered me a little bit because he
tried to get some joy out of breaking the
train and potentially harming people, so
I took it upon myself to apprehend the
perpetrator,” Wilder said. “I felt really
angry, I was disturbed, I was in shock
watching him smile and the train wreck.
The fi re and the smoke, it was like being on
a Hollywood set. It was overstimulating…
My adrenaline kicked in and I had to do
something.”
At around 8:15 in the morning, Harvard
was allegedly seen throwing building materials
onto the northbound A train track.
By Wilder’s account, his fi rst attempt to
remove the obstruction from the tracks
was thwarted by more debris as he left
momentarily to warn MTA staff about the
issue. While trying to get the additional
objects thrown onto the tracks, Wilder said
he abandoned the task as he felt a train
approaching the station.
When the fi rst car of the A train entered
the station and came off the tracks, damaging
several hundred feet of third track
and plowing into support columns in the
station, Wilder says he then turned his attention
to keeping Harvard at the scene.
This involved a chokehold and a threat to
break the man’s arm.
“Normally we don’t encourage riders–
customers to go down onto the tracks, but
in this case, Mr. Wilder did it at great peril
to himself and in the interest of protecting
the lives of New Yorkers, fellow customers
and our employees. Extraordinary,” MTA
Chairman Pat Foye said.
According to Foye, the year of unlimited
rides is the highest honor the MTA can
award to civilians.
PHOTO BY MARC A. HERMANN / MTA NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT
MTA Chairman CEO Patrick J. Foye and Interim New York City Transit President
Sarah Feinberg hail Rikien Wilder (pictured) as Hero of the Subway at
MTA Headquarters on Wed., September 23, 2020. Wilder detained a man who
allegedly placed objects on the tracks at 14 St on Sunday, causing the derailment
of an uptown A train.
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