Two males, considered one of them 83, have been shoved onto the subway tracks in an unprovoked assault at an Higher East Facet station, police stated Monday.
Each males have been taken by medics to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell, the place the aged sufferer is in essential situation. The youthful sufferer, age 30, is in secure situation.
The victims have been ready on the downtown platform for the F and Q trains on the Lexington Avenue-63rd St. station after they have been attacked about 11:30 a.m. Sunday, cops stated.
The assailant, who by no means stated a phrase, got here up behind the youthful sufferer and shoved him to the tracks earlier than shortly doing the identical to the older man.
Because the attacker ran off, the youthful sufferer helped the older man to his ft, with straphangers serving to each get again onto the platform.
The 2 victims have no idea one another, police stated.
Subway crime this 12 months by way of March 1 is up 13% from final 12 months, NYPD stats present. Felony assaults are up 12%, with 105 incidents in transit to this point this 12 months in comparison with 94 by this time final 12 months.
The NYPD launched surveillance photographs of the suspect in Sunday’s assault and are asking the general public’s assist figuring out him and monitoring him down. He was carrying a grey jacket, crimson sweatshirt and light-colored pants.
Anybody with info is requested to name Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls can be saved confidential.
