Authorities in New York City were searching Monday for a suspect who allegedly pushed a man onto subway tracks in what police say is the third such assault in a week.
The alleged assault occurred Sunday night at the Atlantic Avenue station in Brooklyn after the suspect started yelling at the victim inside a train car, the New York City Police Department said.
After the subway stopped and the pair left the car, the suspect allegedly pushed the 29-year-old man onto the tracks below, police said. The man suffered minor injuries and climbed back onto the train platform on his own, police said.
Surveillance video released Sunday shows a man in a dark jacket and sweatshirt pushing the victim off the platform. Someone nearby grabs for the alleged assailant, who bats the person’s hand away before he walks off.
Two other incidents occurred Wednesday night at the 42nd Street/Bryant Park station and Thursday at the Union Square station, both in Manhattan.
In the first incident, a suspect allegedly pushed a UPS worker onto the tracks after he refused to give the man money. In the second, a homeless man allegedly shoved a woman onto tracks moments before a train approached.
The woman wound up inside the two rails and kept her head down while the train passed over her.
“These appalling attacks have absolutely no place in our system,” MTA representative Andrei Berman said in a statement last week. “They are horrific incidents that no one should have to experience — period. We’ll continue working closely with law enforcement to ensure the safety of New Yorkers while riding the system.”