A subway rider was pushed onto Manhattan tracks and hit by a train, miraculously surviving with only a head injury. The 45-year-old victim was shoved by a suspect with a criminal history at the 18th Street station. The incident adds to a rise in transit violence, causing safety concerns among New York commuters.
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