New Yorkers indifferent to their fellow citizens? Don't tell Snackman! (Plus Urban Gadabout reminder: WaHi walks resume Sunday)

Snackman or Cigarette Guy? Chip-chomping subway peace-keeper Charles Sonder, 24, says, "I get enough dates without Snackman's help."

It's hard to imagine there's anyone who still hasn't heard about the legendary exploits of Snackman, chip-chomping enforcer of order on New York's no. 6 train. But for the benefit of readers who may be living under a rock somewhere, I pass along the much-watched video with this date-status update. -- Ken

'Snackman' Mobbed with Date Requests After Taking Bite Out of Crime



By Andrea Swalec, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

MANHATTAN -- Eat your hearts out, snack-loving ladies.

The hungry hero caught on cell phone video breaking up a subway fight without taking a bite out of his snacking time said he's received "about 50" messages -- including marriage proposals -- from interested ladies since the "Snackman" clip went viral earlier this week.

Charles "Snackman" Sonder, 24, a designer who works on the Lower East Side and now has his own Snack-Signal, confirmed that he's single -- but said he doesn't need help from his alter ego to land dates.

"I get enough girls without 'Snackman's' help," he said.

As two angry straphangers traded kicks on the 6 train as it passed through SoHo, "Snackman" is seen in the video posted on YouTube April 2 stepping between the fighters, breaking up the ruckus while nonchalantly continuing to munch chips.

Girls looking to be "Snackman's" Little Debbie took to the internet to express their affection.

"Snack man is cute," YouTube user good2btheking wrote in a comment on the video. "Any more videos of him consuming snacks?"

"He is sooooo fine omg i wanna sex him up lol," user medryl wrote.

Twitter user @KStoeffel inquired about whether "Snackman" was single, but said she wasn't the one who needed a snack-sensitive wingman.

"Asking for every other warm-blooded Fort Greene snacker," she wrote.

YouTube user CinemaObsessed suggested skipping the dating for wedded bliss. "Snack Man, will you marry me?" the user wrote.

Sonder, who lives in Brooklyn, said he hasn't responded yet to any of the queries, but he gave his would-be Ms. Snackmans reason to dream.

"Who knows. Maybe someone will stand out of the crowd," he said.

URBAN GADABOUT REMINDER TO NY-ERS AND VISITORS:
UPPER MANHATTAN WALKS SUNDAYS THROUGH MAY 20

by Ken

Upper Manhattan historian James Renner began his spring series of WaHi walking tours of the neighborhoods of Washington Heights, Inwood, and Marble Hill with a walk through Fort Washington-Hudson Heights on March 25 -- a tour made that much richer by the presence of two lifelong residents of the area, who added all manner of wonderful local (and of course personal) detail.

Now, after a holiday hiatus, James's spring tours begin in earnest, with weekly tours every Sunday through May 20. On the scheule are: Sherman Creek, this Sunday; Fort George, April 22; Jumel Terrace Historic District & Sugar Hill, April 29; Audubon Park (see my notes on a Municipal Art Society tour of the area in the earlier post), May 6; Marble Hill, May 13; and Tubby Hook, May 20.

For tour descriptions and meeting places, see the full schedule, which I printed here. All tours begin at noon and are $15 ($10 for students and seniors). You can contact James at 212-795-7830 or JR6751@aol.com.

This aerial view of Sherman Creek in Northern Manhattan comes from the NYC Dept. of City Planning, whose note concerning the "currently inactive" Sherman Creek Study begins:

Sherman Creek lies along the Harlem River waterfront and is part of the Inwood neighborhood in Manhattan Community District 12. The primary study area is between Dyckman Street, Broadway, West 207th Street and the Harlem River, and includes Sherman Creek inlet, for which the surrounding area was named. The upland portion, between Broadway and Nagle Avenue, is a densely populated residential community, while the waterfront area, which is zoned primarily for industrial use, is characterized largely by underutilized and vacant land.

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