NYC Woman Arrested for Shoving Two Tourists onto Subway Tracks
The unprovoked attack occurred early Monday at the Delancey Street-Essex Street station; both victims sustained minor injuries.
- Ebony Butts, 42, was charged with reckless endangerment and assault.
- The incident involved two female tourists from Mexico, aged 27 and 28.
- A bystander helped the victims back onto the platform; no train was incoming.
- Butts has a history of prior arrests, including a recent assault.
- The NYPD reports a rise in subway assaults, reaching a record high last year.
New York Daily News 
The Daily Beast 
Gothamist 
New York Post 