Lucy, a nine-year-old pup, managed to escape her ownerâs Battery Park City home and ran all the way to the Chambers Street subway station, where she spent the next 10 hours running up and down the 1 line tracks.
Jose Bonilla, an MTA train service supervisor, first caught up with Lucy at one of her first stops, the South Ferry subway station. He says it took an all-day team effort to track the dogâs location and coordinate with the rail control center to make sure no trains ran her over. He finally found Lucy again at the end of the day at the 34th Street station and was able to return her to her ownerâs daughter, Molly Malone.
She was able to thank Bonilla in person as the MTA awarded him a commendation for the rescue. âIn the middle of this pandemic, I feel like you always need to look for the good guys,â Malone says. âAnd heâs definitely one of them and this is a happy ending.â