1 Arrested For Shoving 2 Men Onto UES Train Tracks, Police Say

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Police have arrested a man on Tuesday after two men were shoved onto the train tracks at an Upper East Side subway station, leaving one with critical injuries, New York City Police Department officials said.

Police officials say that 34-year-old Brooklynite Bairon Hernandez was charged with attempted murder, attempted assault, assault, and reckless endangerment. He was charged on Tuesday at 2 p.m.

According to the NYPD, the suspect first pushed a 30-year-old and then an 83-year-old onto the tracks on the Southbound F and Q line on Sunday at approximately 11:30 a.m., at the Lexington Avenue-63 Street subway station.

Then, the suspect left the station and ran away, police said. Medics rushed both men to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where the 30-year-old was listed in stable condition, and the 83-year-old male was listed in critical condition, officials said.

After the random attack, police released a photo of the suspect and asked for the public's help in identifying him.

This is a developing story and may be updated. For questions, email Miranda.Levingston@Patch.com.

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