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VIDEO: Man shoved onto subway tracks in Brooklyn

By FOX 5 NY STAFF
Updated  October 23, 2022 5:39pm EDT
Bushwick
FOX 5 NY

NYPD seeking Brooklyn subway shove suspect

Shocking surveillance footage shows a man shoving another subway rider off a Brooklyn platform onto the tracks below.

NEW YORK - In yet another incident of violence in New York City's subway system, a man was shoved onto the subway tracks in Brooklyn Friday afternoon.

Police say the incident happened in the station at Myrtle and Wyckoff Avenues in Bushwick, which serves the L train.

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In yet another example of violent crime on the New York City subway, a man was pushed onto the subway tracks in Brooklyn on Friday, as New Yorkers call for Mayor Eric Adams to do more to make the city safe.

Authorities say the suspect, a six-foot-tall man, approached the victim and, unprovoked, pushed him onto the tracks.

The victim was not struck by a train and was treated at the scene for minor injuries.

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The suspect fled the scene and is still wanted by police.

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Violence on the city's subway system has become a major issue in 2022, According to NYPD statistics, transit crime is up 41.4% this year, despite weekday subway ridership continuing to hover around only 60% of pre-pandemic levels.

So far this year, ten people have been killed on New York City's mass transit systems.