Off-duty UPS worker pushed onto train tracks at Manhattan subway station

MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) -- Police are searching for a man who pushed an off-duty UPS worker onto subway tracks on Wednesday.

Officials say the incident happened on the southbound D line, at the Bryant Park Station just after 7 p.m.

They say the suspect asked the victim for money before pushing him onto the tracks.

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The 36-year-old victim suffered minor bruises to his knees, hands and ears.

He was taken to Bellevue Hospital.

Police later arrested 23-year-old Justin Pena on charges of attempted murder and reckless endangerment.

On Jan. 16, Pena was arrested for allegedly punching a 62-year-old man riding on a southbound F train in the vicinity of the 23rd Street station in Chelsea. The victim suffered lacerations.

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