A Brooklyn medical student has been charged with attempted murder after police say he pushed a 73-year-old grandfather into a moving subway train in the Bronx.
The disturbing attack happened on New Year’s Day, only a few hours after many celebrated the start of 2026.
Victim sustained head injuries after unprovoked attack, police say
It happened around 3:30 a.m. Thursday at the 161st Street-Yankee Stadium subway station.
Police said Julio Figueroa was standing on the platform when a complete stranger approached him and shoved him into a southbound 4 train that had just entered the station. Figueroa bounced off the moving train and hit the platform, sustaining head injuries, according to police…