Astrophysics professor, 90, suffered broken bones after being shoved out of NYC subway train by stranger

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Guzman, A. (2026, October 22). Astrophysics professor, 90, suffered broken bones after being shoved out of NYC subway train by stranger. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16230297/professor-broken-bones-shove-nyc-subway.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-22 · by Alyssa Guzman

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A 90-year-old astrophysics professor named CG Wang was violently shoved off a New York City subway train in Midtown Manhattan, resulting in broken bones and requiring a hip replacement surgery. The incident occurred around 1pm on October 6 at the Lexington Avenue and 53rd Street station when Wang asked another passenger to move so he could exit the train. Despite being frail and visually impaired, Wang was regularly commuting for work before this attack; his family is now seeking justice from the NYPD, which has released a photo of the suspect but continues its investigation without updates.
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CG Wang, a 90-year-old astrophysics professor, suffered broken bones and required a hip replacement after being violently shoved from a New York City subway train on October 6. The incident occurred when Wang was exiting a southbound F train at Lexington Avenue and 53rd Street in Midtown Manhattan around 1pm. After asking another passenger to move out of the way so he could exit, Wang was pushed onto the tracks, causing him to fly out of the train and sustain severe injuries including damage to his hip, shoulder, and head. His son, Juin Wang, expressed disbelief over the attack. The NYPD is still searching for the suspect involved in this assault.

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Wang PERSON · 10× Mills PERSON · 5× ABC 7 ORG · 3× NYPD ORG · 2× the Daily Mail ORG · 2× CG Wang PERSON · 1× Derrick Mills PERSON · 1× Juin PERSON · 1× Juin Wang PERSON · 1× New York City GPE · 1×

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Wang (pictured with his son) was shoved out of a F train at Lexington Avenue and 53rd Street on October 6, causing him to need a hip replacement after falling The suspect, who is still at large, shoved him after Wang asked him to move out of the way of the door to get off the train around 1pm 'Who does this?' Juin questioned.
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🔮 However, after asking a man to move so he could get off and take the escalator out of the station, the man shoved him to the ground, he told ABC 7 this week.

Claims (27 extracted, 2 hedged)

A 90-year-old astrophysics professor suffered broken bones after being violently shoved from a New York City subway car. asserted
professor → suffer → car
CG Wang was traveling on a southbound F train when he attempted to get off the subway car at Lexington Avenue and 53rd Street in Midtown Manhattan around 1pm. asserted
he → travel → 1
However, after asking a man to move so he could get off and take the escalator out of the station, the man shoved him to the ground, he told ABC 7 this week. uncertain
he → ask → ABC
'I was pushed so hard, I flew out of the train,' he told ABC 7. asserted
he → push → train
Wang fell on his hip before injuring his shoulder and head. asserted
Wang → fall → shoulder
'Boom, boom, boom,' Wang described the October 6 fall. asserted
Wang → describe → fall
The 90-year-old's hip was injured so badly he needed a hip replacement, he told the outlet. asserted
he → injure → outlet
Wang is still recovering from the fall – a priority of the family. asserted
Wang → recover → family
He was taken to hospital, where his son, Juin Wang, was told by police that his father had been assaulted. asserted
father → take → police
Wang (pictured with his son) was shoved out of a F train at Lexington Avenue and 53rd Street on October 6, causing him to need a hip replacement after falling The suspect, who is still at large, shoved him after Wang asked him to move out of the way of the door to get off the train around 1pm 'Who does this?' Juin questioned. asserted
Juin → picture → this
'Who would shove a 90-year-old, frail, visually impaired man?' asserted
Who → shove → man
Prior to this, Wang told ABC 7 he had never been to the hospital for his own injuries or experienced a serious attack against him. asserted
he → tell → him
I have never been in hospital before for myself,' he told the outlet. asserted
he → tell → outlet
Despite his age, Wang was still commuting to his Midtown office to conduct research before the attack. asserted
Wang → commute → attack
Now, the family wants justice for Wang. asserted
family → want → Wang
The NYPD has asked the public for help finding the man and released a photo of the suspect. asserted
NYPD → ask → suspect
The suspect still remains at large. asserted
suspect → remain → ?
The investigation remains ongoing,' an NYPD spokesperson told the Daily Mail. asserted
spokesperson → remain → Mail
'I was pushed so hard, I flew out of the train,' Wang said The incident occurred at the Lexington Avenue and 53rd Street station. asserted
incident → push → station
Prior to the attack, the professor regulated commuted to his Midtown office to conduct research The Daily Mail has reached out to Wang for comment. In August, Derrick Mills, who is accused of pushing an elderly person onto subway tracks in 2023, had an outburst in court. asserted
who → regulate → court
After a judge agreed with the prosecution's recommendation for the case to be put to trial, Mills grew agitated and told the judge she 'only saw one video.' 'You can't see what he's doing,' Mills said before claiming that the singular piece of security footage had been 'duplicated about five times.' asserted
piece → agree → footage
As the suspect continued to raise his voice and argue with Lozano, the judge asked court officers to 'take charge' and Mills was removed from the courtroom. asserted
Mills → continue → courtroom
The homeless man is accused of shoving Trevor Crawford, 77, onto the subway train tracks after becoming 'angry' that the victim 'stared in his direction.' asserted
victim → accuse → direction
The 77-year-old had been on his way home from work at around 12.15am on September 12, 2023, when he reached the 68th Street-Hunter College subway station. asserted
he → reach → station
It was then that Mills allegedly attacked the elderly man. uncertain
Mills → attack → man
Metropolitan Transportation Authority workers were able to pull Crawford to safety on the platform before a train approached. asserted
train → pull → platform
Mills fled after the attack. asserted
Mills → flee → attack
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