2 subway station shoves under investigation in New York City

Tuesday, December 15, 2020
NEW YORK (WABC) -- The NYPD is investigating two frightening subway station shove incidents in Manhattan over the last few days.

On Monday night, a 55-year-old woman was shoved into the side of a train as it was pulling into the station at West 4th Street in Greenwich Village.
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The victim bounced off the train and fell onto the platform.

Police say the suspect, 23-year-old Matthew Montanez, waited on the platform to be arrested.

Authorities are also trying to identify a woman wanted for questioning in a shoving incident in Washington Heights on Sunday.
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Officials say the suspect pushed a 71-year-old woman out of a subway elevator following an argument.

The victim fell to the ground and broke her arm.

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