Man charged with biting, choking good Samaritan in subway attack

A 44-year-old Manhattan man was charged Sunday with biting and choking a good Samaritan who tried to stop him from harassing a straphanger on the subway.

Billy Torres was charged with assault, criminal possession of a weapon and menacing for the disturbing attack on an uptown D train at Columbus Circle around 5 p.m. Saturday.  The weapon charge was for a box cutter he allegedly used to threaten someone during the underground chaos, according to police.