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Manhunt Underway After ER Pediatrician Pushed Onto Subway Tracks in Midtown

The assault is the latest in a series of unprovoked subway platform attacks that have renewed calls for increased patrols and infrastructure upgrades.

Overview

  • The 44-year-old victim, an ER pediatrician, was waiting for a No. 1 train at 50th Street and Seventh Avenue when a stranger shoved him onto the tracks around 7:50 p.m. Saturday.
  • He suffered facial and leg injuries but climbed back onto the platform before a train arrived and was taken to a hospital in stable condition.
  • Photos show fellow riders and FDNY medics assisting the bleeding victim as he was stretchered into an ambulance.
  • NYPD officials describe the suspect as about six feet tall wearing a white shirt, black shorts and a black backpack, and no arrests have been made.
  • The incident adds to a pattern of random subway violence that has driven pilot barrier programs, stepped-up patrols and debates over mental health support and protective engineering.