An Asian man was pushed onto the subway tracks in front of an oncoming train in Queens Monday morning, according to cops and police sources.
The 36-year-old victim was at the 21st Street-Queensbridge F train station around 7:45 a.m. when another man shoved him, according to authorities and the sources.
The train went into emergency mode and didn’t hit the victim, police sources said.
He was taken to Mount Sinai Medical Center with a cut on his forehead.
The suspect, who is black, said something when he attacked, but the victim didn’t understand him, cops said. The crime is being investigated as a possible bias incident, according to police.
The suspect, who fled to the street, is described as a man between 20 and 30 years old, about 5 feet 11, last seen wearing a mask over his face and a black hooded sweater and black pants.
The NYPD released this image of the suspect. DCPI
The train went into emergency mode and did not hit the victim. FNTV“There is no higher priority for the MTA than the safety and security of our customers,” MTA spokesman Michael Cortez said in a statement. “Like other transit systems across the country, the MTA has experienced a significant dip in ridership as a result of the pandemic and a spike in crime.
“We continue to call on the de Blasio Administration to partner with us and do more to address these incidents in the subway and the ongoing mental health crisis in the city,” he said.
