News 4’s Marc Santia reports.
For the second time in less than 10 days, a New York City subway rider was attacked at random, shoved while standing on a station platform, according to police.
The alleged incident on Tuesday occurred at the 25th street station in Sunset Park. Police said the victim was pushed onto the tracks of the southbound R train bed and was rescued by an MTA employee.
The suspect, who has not yet been identified, was caught by officers a stop away at the 36th Street station — the same stop that made national headlines in 2022 when a gunman opened fire on a train during the morning commute. He was seen kicking an ambulance as police took him away.
Subway crime is down across the city, but there has been a string of disturbing attacks in the last few weeks. Tuesday's shove comes less than two weeks after a seemingly random subway push -- this time in Manhattan -- paralyzed a woman. A man has been arrested on attempted murder and other charges in that case.
It also follows another incident in Manhattan on Monday which left the victim in a coma. In that attack along the F line at the Houston Street and Second Avenue station, the rider was slashed while standing on the platform and then fell onto the railbed.
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Police said the wounded man was able to climb back up to the platform before the train arrived. He was later hospitalized and was in a coma as police tried to figure out his identity and his attacker.
Law enforcement sources said the suspect left a box cutter behind after slashing the rider during the rush hour attack. The suspect is said to be around 25 years old, and was last seen wearing an Adidas shirt and blue Jean jacket.
