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NYPD: Man shoved onto subway tracks in unprovoked attack in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

Man pushed onto subway tracks in Brooklyn
Man pushed onto subway tracks in Brooklyn 00:29

NEW YORK - A man was pushed onto the subway tracks Wednesday morning in Brooklyn. 

It happened around 6 a.m. on the C train platform of the Fulton Street and Rockaway Avenue station in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Police said the suspect was acting erratically and yelling before the unprovoked attack. 

The 52-year-old victim was able to climb out of the tracks and was not injured. 

Police are reviewing surveillance cameras as they search for the suspect.

Anyone with information about the attack is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.  

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