No Video of Attempted Murder

Stranger Pushes Man Onto F Train Tracks at East Broadway Station, NYPD Says

 

Police said a man pushed a 58-year-old man onto the tracks on Nov. 11, 2015.

DNAinfo/Lisha Arino

LOWER EAST SIDE — A straphanger waiting for an F train at East Broadway was pushed onto the train tracks by a stranger early Wednesday morning, police said.

The 58-year-old victim was standing on the platform at approximately 3:45 a.m. when a man pushed him onto the tracks before fleeing on a Brooklyn-bound F train, according to the NYPD.

The victim was able to get back onto the platfrom and ran to the Stop 1 Deli located nearby on Madison Street and Rutgers slip, according to police sources.

Police said the victim hurt his leg and back during the fall and called for assistance. He was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital for evaluation.

Police said the attacker wore a black leather jacket and a black hat. It was not immediately clear whether any arrests had been made in connection to the incident.
— Additional reporting by Murray Weiss.

 

 What would the NYPD tell the public if this man had been struck and killed by a train and (at 3:45 am) there were no witnesses? "There is no evidence of foul play."

Here's NYPD's description of the perp:  "... wore a black leather jacket and a black hat." 

Why does the public put up with the lack of cameras in the world's deadliest transit system? 

Recall the number of unwitnessed fatal "accidents" that occurred in 2012: twenty-five.

How long will it take New York's media to address this outrage?

Now the MTA/NYPD have stopped reporting any such unwitnessed deaths.

Here's a question for you: What do you think the managers of MTA and the Transit Division of NYPD  tell their sons and daughters (and nieces and nephews) about the safety of using the subway system late at night?

Note made on August 16, 2016: Because the original link is not functioning I have quoted the DNAinfo article in its entirety.