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Brooklyn Man Arrested After Shoving Two Subway Riders Onto Manhattan Tracks

Terrell Coley, 35, faces assault charges while a separate subway attacker in Brooklyn remains at large.

The Whitehall St. South Ferry subway station on the R/W lines in Lower Manhattan on Thursday, Oct 26, 2023. (Marc A. Hermann / MTA)
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Overview

  • Two men, aged 71 and 30, were shoved onto the subway tracks at the Whitehall Street station in Lower Manhattan on Monday night.
  • The victims sustained injuries but managed to climb back onto the platform before the next train arrived and were hospitalized in stable condition.
  • Terrell Coley, the alleged attacker, was arrested at the scene and charged with second-degree assault and reckless endangerment.
  • In a separate incident earlier Monday, a 73-year-old man was beaten aboard a Brooklyn F line train, leaving him with cuts and bruises; the attacker fled and remains unidentified.
  • While overall subway crime has declined in 2025, felony assaults have risen by 20%, raising concerns about the safety of vulnerable riders.