Crazed stranger shoves elderly man onto NYC subway tracks in terrifying silent attack
Metro Crazed stranger shoves elderly man onto NYC subway tracks in terrifying silent attack By Joe Marino and Amanda Woods Published Aug. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A crazed stranger shoved an elderly man onto the train tracks at a major Midtown subway station early Wednesday, police said.
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| Original publisher | New York Post |
| Canonical URL | https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/us-news/stranger-shoves-elderly-man-onto-nyc-subway-tracks/ |
| Publication time | Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:10:55 -0400 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-08-19T19:14:10.393Z |
| Last seen | 2026-08-19T19:14:10.393Z |
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| Summary source text | contentText |
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| Substitutes article? | No — link-out required for full text |
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Metro Crazed stranger shoves elderly man onto NYC subway tracks in terrifying silent attack By Joe Marino and Amanda Woods Published Aug. 19, 2026, 3:10 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A crazed stranger shoved an elderly man onto the train tracks at a major Midtown subway station early Wednesday, police said. The 72-year-old victim was waiting on the northbound F and D train platform at the 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center station around 4 a.m. when the attacker approached him from behind and pushed him without saying a word, according to cops. The gutsy senior then climbed back onto the platform by himself and was taken to Mount Sinai Medical Center, where he was listed as stable.
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