Person pushed onto NYC subway tracks before oncoming train: police

NEW YORK (WPIX) – A person was pushed onto subway tracks in front of a train in New York City Tuesday afternoon, police said. The alleged attack comes just days after a 57-year-old woman was fatally set on fire aboard a subway train.

The New Year's Eve incident happened at the 18th Street station in Manhattan's trendy Chelsea neighborhood around 1:40 p.m., according to the NYPD.

The victim was standing near the edge of the platform when the suspect came up from behind and pushed...