Man Shoved Onto Tracks In Subway Station Near Green-Wood: NYPD
Man Shoved Onto Tracks In Subway Station Near Green-Wood: NYPD

Man Shoved Onto Tracks In Subway Station Near Green-Wood: NYPD

Correction: Because of incorrect information provided by the NYPD, this story originally stated the wrong subway station and time of the attack.

SUNSET PARK, BROOKLYN — A straphanger was shoved onto the tracks by a man inside a subway station near Green-Wood Cemetery, police said.

Police arrested the accused subway shover after the Tuesday attack inside 25th Street station in Sunset Park, NYPD officials told Patch.

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The straphanger, a 54-year-old man, didn’t suffer any injuries, authorities said.

The attack unfolded about 10 a.m. as the straphanger was inside the station near the D, N and R line tracks, police said. The straphanger got into an argument with another man, who ended up shoving him onto the tracks, the New York Daily News first reported.

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Police said the straphanger didn’t suffer any injuries in the attack.

They didn’t provide Patch with any information on the accused shover’s identity as of Tuesday afternoon.


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