Senior Knocked to the Ground in Subway Shove

Straphanger Shoved to the Ground on Subway Platform

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with an assault on an elderly subway rider. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Manhattan Voice

January 18, 2024

MANHATTAN - A senior straphanger was shoved to the ground while trying to board a Number 6 train on Lexington Avenue, the NYPD said. 

The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect whose image was captured as he walked through the turnstiles at the subway station at 51st Street and Lexington Avenue station. 

At around noon on January 15, a 69-year-old man was boarding a northbound Number 6 train when a man in a black vest and a grey hoodie blocked the doorway to the subway car. Cops said he pushed the elderly straphanger causing the man to fall backwards onto the ground of the subway platform. 

The victim suffered a fractured wrist in the fall. 

The suspect is described as a male with a medium complexion. He is 6 feet tall and 200 pounds and has a beard. He was last seen wearing a grey hoodie and grey sweatpants. He wore a black vest with yellow lining over the hoodie. He also wore a dark colored baseball cap.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 

All calls are strictly confidential.