Man In Critical Condition After Attack At Brooklyn Station: Cops

BROOKLYN, NY — A man is in critical condition after he was shoved to the ground in a Brooklyn subway station, according to police.

The 76-year-old man was standing inside the mezzanine of the Marcy Avenue station on Thursday around 2 p.m. when a woman, who appeared to get into an argument with the man, pushed him to the ground, according to police and video.

The man was taken to the hospital in critical condition and has suffered bleeding in the brain from the attack, police said.

The woman is being sought on assault charges, police said. She is described as having a heavy built and was last seen wearing a leopard print shirt and black shorts.

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 WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.