NYC commuter shoved onto tracks in another random subway attack: cops

A straphanger was shoved onto subway tracks at an Upper East Side station this week — in yet another instance of random violence in the Big Apple transit system, cops said Thursday.

Police, who released surveillance footage of the alleged suspect, said the attack happened around 8:40 p.m. Monday at the East 77th Street/Lexington Avenue station.

The unsuspecting victim was standing on the No. 6 train platform when a man came up and pushed him onto the tracks.

The victim was helped back onto the platform by good Samaritans. He suffered scratches and bruising and refused medical attention at the scene, according to cops.

Surveillance images show the suspect running through the station exit gate wearing a mask, a white sweatshirt and a dark jacket and wearing different colored shoes — a black one on his right foot and a white sneaker on his left foot.

The brute is seen pulling up his sweatpants after they drop while he is fleeing the station.

He was described as being in his 30s and approximately 5 feet 7.

The incident is the latest in a recent rash of random subway attacks.

According to law enforcement sources, a total of 22 people have been shoved in the subway system as of Oct. 16 — with three more attacks since then. The assault on Monday would bring the number to 26.

Last year, the city tallied a grand total of 21 subway shoves as of Oct. 16.

Police are asking anyone with information about the suspect in Monday’s attack to contact the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS or online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org.