NEW YORK'S newest crimefighter packs potato chips rather than pistols.
Charles Sonder is being hailed a hero for stepping in between two scuffling straphangers — all while casually snacking on cheddar Pringles.
The noshing crusader shot to Internet fame after his exploits were captured in a cell phone video and posted on YouTube, garning more than a half million hits.
He even has a name: Snackman.
"It's cool to be known for helping people on the subway," said Sonder, 24, who — by day — is a mild-mannered Brooklyn architect.
Sonder played the role of hungry hero "two or three Thursdays ago" after hopping on an uptown 6 train at Spring St.
The calm inside the subway car was shattered a minute later when a tussle broke out between a man and a woman.
"I turned around and I saw these two kicking each other pretty viciously," said the sturdy Sonder, who stands six-feet tall and weighs 200 pounds.
"I stepped over and tried to see if I could help."
Mid chip, Sonder thrust himself between the pugilists.
More chips were eaten, but no other punches or kicks were thrown.
"I just got caught up in the moment," said Sonder, who was also holding a bag of gummy bears during the incident.
The video quickly turned into a sensation: "Saving the world, one snack at a time," one poster wrote on YouTube.
"I'm an atheist and I believe this is a video of the second coming of Jesus," another wrote.
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