Rosa Galeas, 54, was walking on the subway platform at the 174th Street Station on Feb. 9 when she was approached by the suspect.
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She said at the time she didn't fall after the first shove, but as Galeas tried to steady herself, the woman pushed her again -- and that time Galeas fell onto the tracks and bruised her hands and her side.
Galeas says she reached up and could see the next train coming. A good Samaritan lifted her back onto the platform.
On Thursday, police announced 29-year-old Luz Sanchez was arrested on charges of attempted murder, attempted manslaughter and attempted reckless endangerment.
For commuters like Galeas, the incident was a nightmare come true.
"I always have that fear-that someone could hurt me," she said.
54-year-old woman pushed onto subway tracks
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Since Galeas was pushed, a new squad of investigators who are solely focused on subway crimes has been established.
Roughly 100 detectives have been reassigned to now solely investigate subway crime -- separate from the hundreds of beat cops recently moved underground.
The shift comes after the arrest of a homeless man accused of murdering two other homeless people on the A train.
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