- A 29-year-old woman lost both feet on the New York subway after an argument with her partner that ended with her allegedly being thrown onto the train track.
- Emergency crews arrive and quickly took the woman to Bellevue Hospital, where she is in critical condition.
- A description issued for the suspect describes him as a Latino man wearing a blue shirt and jeans, as well as a dark-colored jacket.
A woman lost both feet after her boyfriend allegedly pushed her onto subway tracks in New York City.
The woman and her partner were allegedly arguing on the Fulton Street platform in the Financial District area of the city on Saturday morning when things escalated.
Sources told New York Post who was then allegedly pushed onto the tracks as an approaching 3 train ran over her.
Emergency crews arrive and quickly took the 29-year-old woman to Bellevue Hospital, where she is in critical condition, having lost both feet due to the incident.
The man fled the station after the alleged altercation and police are now looking for him.
The woman and her partner were allegedly arguing on the Fulton Street platform in the Financial District area of the city on Saturday morning.
Sources told the New York Post that she was then pushed onto the tracks as an approaching 3 train struck her.
A description issued for the suspect describes him as a Latino man wearing a blue shirt and jeans, as well as a dark-colored jacket.
A police source told the outlet: “They were arguing and he pushed her.”
Due to the incident, MTA had to cut power to the rail line to gain access to the woman.
Train service was also significantly affected for hours while police investigated the incident.
The post also reported that an hour after the incident in the financial district, a man jumped onto the tracks in Midtown and was killed by a train.
This latest incident comes just days after New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he would reinstate baggage checks for subway riders after a spike in crime.
Recent criminal activity on trains included a cellist being hit in the head by a stranger and a shooting that killed one person and injured five others.
“We know that people feel unsafe,” admitted Adams, a former traffic police officer, during a press conference.
Train service was also significantly affected for hours while police investigated the incident.
The mayor said he will bring back methods such as bag checks that have been used previously in times of heightened suspicion.
The mayor said he will bring back methods that have been used previously in times of great suspicion.
‘We are reestablishing baggage checks. There are several things that we are reinstituting into the system,” Adams added, with the NYPD reportedly searching bags for weapons such as knives, razors, clubs and guns.
94 bag inspection teams will be sent to 136 stations each week, although exact locations will be determined.
The city is also reviewing technology to detect metal objects entering the transit system.
Screening teams will be able to search any passenger’s luggage for weapons under the long-dormant policy.
Those subway verification protocols were originally brought to the MTA after the 2005 London attacks.
However, it may bring back memories of the city’s “stop and frisk” policy, which ended in 2014 after being deemed “unconstitutional.”
On Wednesday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that National Guard and State Police soldiers will be deployed to conduct “random” bag checks, while the number of plainclothes police patrolling stations will be increased.
