80-Year-Old Man Shoved Off Train At NYC Station, Suspect Wanted

NEW YORK CITY — Police are searching for a suspect who pushed an 80-year-old man off a Manhattan subway car last week.

The incident happened on Nov. 20 on a northbound 7 train at the East 42 Street and Lexington Avenue subway station around 2:30 p.m., police said.

The NYPD released surveillance images of the suspect on Monday.

The victim got into a verbal dispute with the suspect and was pushed off the train and fell onto the northbound platform, police said.

The 80-year-old victim sustained a hip injury and was transported to New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital in stable condition, police said.

The suspect remained on the train.

The wanted individual is described as standing 6' 3" tall and weighing 210 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, brown hat and black headphones.

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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.