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Long Island Man Charged In Connection With NYC Subway Track Push: NYPD

He was charged with assault in connection with pushing a 39-year-old man off a platform in Queens on May 22, an NYPD spokesperson said.

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A Mastic Beach man was arrested Thursday in connection with pushing a man onto the subway tracks near the Long Island Rail Road's Jamaica station last week, the New York Police Department said.
A Mastic Beach man was arrested Thursday in connection with pushing a man onto the subway tracks near the Long Island Rail Road's Jamaica station last week, the New York Police Department said. (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

NEW YORK, NY — A Mastic Beach man was arrested Thursday in connection with pushing a man onto the subway tracks near the Long Island Rail Road's Jamaica station last week, a New York Police Department spokesperson said.

Joshua Massaro, 30, was charged with assault at the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows on Thursday morning, according to police.

The 39-year-old man was pushed onto the southbound tracks of the E train at the Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue subway stop, at around 4:40 a.m. on May 22, and he was taken to Jamaica Hospital in stable condition, police said.

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Details of Massaro's first court appearance were not available as of Friday morning.

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