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NYPD Hunts Two Suspects After Man Is Pushed Onto Subway Tracks on Lower East Side

Police urge public tips, with the 58-year-old victim reported stable.

Overview

  • Authorities say the incident followed a dispute at the Second Avenue Station on the southbound F line around 1:20 a.m. Saturday.
  • The 58-year-old victim was pushed from the platform onto the tracks during the confrontation.
  • Police report the victim did not contact an oncoming train or the third rail and was taken to a hospital in stable condition.
  • Investigators say the two men fled the station in an unknown direction after the push.
  • Police released descriptions of the suspects as men in their 30s to 40s, one last seen in a blue hooded sweatshirt and the other in a black jacket.