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New Yorker nearly killed in infamous shopping cart attack returns to city she loves
Marion Hedges, a philanthropist from the Upper West Side, comes back to Manhattan fifteen years after the random attack that shocked the city.
On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on BBN TonightPublished
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- First reported by New York Post: “New Yorker nearly killed in infamous shopping cart attack returns to city she loves”.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 9:02 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMarion Hedges is coming home to New York.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShe is the Upper West Side philanthropist who survived being struck on the head by a shopping cart thrown from four stories up.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe random attack shocked the city fifteen years ago, and she is returning to the neighborhood where she has spent years giving her time and money to others.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTwo young men were behind it, according to the New York Post, which first reported her return.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFifteen years on, she has decided the city is still worth it.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAfter what she went through, that is a quiet kind of courage, and a lot of New Yorkers will be glad to see her back.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWelcome home, Marion.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHear, hear.
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