"Police said they are looking for a man who allegedly shoved two people, including an 83-year-old man, onto the subway tracks at an Upper East Side station on Sunday. The NYPD said the suspect first approached a 30-year-old man from behind on the southbound F and Q platform at the Lexington Avenue-63rd Street station around 11:30 a.m. and pushed him onto the tracks."
"According to the NYPD, the shovings were unprovoked. Both victims were transported to New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, officials said. The younger victim is in stable condition and the older is in critical condition as of Monday morning, according to police."
"NYPD data shows major crimes in transit - including grand larcenies, felony assaults and robberies - are up 12.5% through March 1 this year, compared to the same period last year. Officials have said the increase is likely in part due to the frigid weather this winter driving more people underground."
Police are searching for a suspect who pushed two people onto the southbound F and Q platform at the Lexington Avenue-63rd Street station on Sunday morning. The first victim, a 30-year-old man, was shoved from behind, followed by an 83-year-old man. Both were transported to New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, with the younger victim in stable condition and the older in critical condition. The suspect, wearing a gray jacket with red hood and beige pants, fled the scene. This incident reflects a broader trend of subway violence, with major transit crimes up 12.5% year-over-year through March. The MTA has installed protective barriers at over 100 stations to enhance rider safety.
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