The subway rider apparently randomly stabbed by a sick smiling straphanger is a hardworking Manhattan restaurant worker who was coming home from a long shift when attacked, a pal said Tuesday. 7 train at the 111th Street station in Corona, Queens, on Sunday night, according to his friend and police sources. 7 train when a smiling stranger knifed him multiple times, cops and sources said. 4 The victim was simply taking his daily train commute home from his Manhattan restaurant job when he was attacked, his pal said. FOX 5Calel, who works at a different Manhattan restaurant, said he is now afraid to ride the train at night.