{"id":2385274,"date":"2025-01-01T08:23:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T13:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-new-years-eve-horror-man-shoved-in-front-of-moving-subway-train\/"},"modified":"2025-01-01T08:25:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T13:25:47","slug":"nyc-new-years-eve-horror-man-shoved-in-front-of-moving-subway-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-new-years-eve-horror-man-shoved-in-front-of-moving-subway-train\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC New Year\u2019s Eve Horror: Man Shoved in Front of Moving Subway Train"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnyc-new-years-eve-horror-man-shoved-in-front-of-moving-subway-train%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2385274&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On \u2062New Year\u2019s Eve in\u2063 New York City, a 45-year-old man was critically \u2062injured when he \u200cwas allegedly shoved onto the\u2063 subway tracks\u2062 by Kamel Hawkins, a\u2063 23-year-old from Brooklyn. The attack \u200coccured as a train approached the platform and has raised concerns over safety \u200cin the \u200dsubway system, following a series of violent incidents. Surveillance footage showed Hawkins walking past the victim before\u200c pushing him at the last moment.The victim suffered a skull fracture and \u200cwas quickly taken too\u200c the hospital. Hawkins, described as having a troubled history,\u200b has been charged with attempted \u2062murder and assault. <\/p>\n<p>Mayor Eric Adams condemned the attack, emphasizing that\u2062 violence has no place in the subway system \u2062and expressing his concern for the victim&#8217;s recovery.This incident follows another violent \u2062event in which a\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tyler-perrys-oscar-speech-goes-viral-i-refuse-to-hate-someone-because-they-are-a-police-officer\/\" title=\"Tyler Perry\u2019s Oscar Speech Goes Viral: \u2018I Refuse To Hate Someone Because They Are A Police Officer\u2019\">homeless woman<\/a> was\u200b set on \u2063fire in the subway, highlighting ongoing safety issues in the city\u2019s transit system.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A subway passenger in New York City was critically injured on Tuesday afternoon after another man reportedly shoved him in front of a train, marking the latest of several recent disturbing incidents on subways in the Big Apple.<\/p>\n<p>Kamel Hawkins, a 23-year-old from Brooklyn, has been charged with attempted murder and assault after allegedly pushing a 45-year-old fellow commuter from the platform on New Year&rsquo;s Eve, according to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/nyc-man-pushed-in-front-of-train-chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet obtained surveillance video showing the victim looking at his phone while standing on the platform. Hawkins appeared to have walked past the victim before returning to stand behind him a few seconds later.<\/p>\n<p>He then appeared to shove the man in front of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/punk-attacks-woman-baby-stroller-showing-subways-dont-fire-extinguishers-anymore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">train<\/a> as the vehicle arrived at the platform.<\/p>\n<p>Police do not have any reason to believe that the alleged perpetrator knew the victim or had interacted with him before the shocking attack, per CBS News.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The victim suffered a skull fracture and was taken to the hospital in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters pulled him from the tracks after an onlooker shouted, &ldquo;He&rsquo;s alive! He&rsquo;s alive,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/31\/us-news\/lunatic-accused-of-shoving-commuter-into-path-of-nyc-subway-charged-with-attempted-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Hawkins, described as a &ldquo;lunatic,&rdquo; was arrested hours after the incident, police said.<\/p>\n<p>He has had several previous encounters with law enforcement, such as a 2019 incident in which he slammed a police officer to the ground, giving the officer a back injury.<\/p>\n<p>A witness to the New Year&rsquo;s Eve incident told CBS News that the victim was pushed &ldquo;right at the last second, right in front of the train.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just shoved right up in front of the train,&rdquo; the witness said. &ldquo;The older man who was pushed just walked slowly to the platform, perfect timing. The other man who pushed him was walking slowly towards him and shoved him, the last second.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains an act of violence that may be disturbing for some readers.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NYC subway shover is 23-year-old Kamel Hawkins and he&rsquo;s just been charged with attempted m*rder for shoving a 45-year-old man in front of a train at the 18th Street station today.<\/p>\n<p>The victim will reportedly survive. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kouKZbhqzK\">pic.twitter.com\/kouKZbhqzK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Paul A. Szypula &#127482;&#127480; (@Bubblebathgirl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bubblebathgirl\/status\/1874283085803774326?\">January 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>New York Democratic Mayor Eric Adams issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NYCMayor\/status\/1874235279793676346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> about the incident on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;An innocent bystander was the victim of an appalling act of violence at the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">18th street subway stop today<\/a>,&rdquo; he wrote. &ldquo;Due to the quick efforts of the NYPD, a suspect has already been taken into custody.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My heart goes out to the victim and their family, and I pray for their recovery,&rdquo; Adams added.<\/p>\n<p>Adams <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NYCMayor\/status\/1874235752566984921\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> that violence has &ldquo;absolutely no place on our subway system,&rdquo; claiming the acts of violence are &ldquo;rare&rdquo; while admitting that they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/national-guard-troops-deployed-nyc-subway-amid-spate-heinous-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leave residents<\/a> of New York City &ldquo;unsettled.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But just over one week before the attack, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala allegedly lit a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/illegal-immigrant-arrested-connection-womans-nightmarish-nyc-subway-death-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">homeless woman ablaze<\/a> on another subway train car. That woman died.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The suspect used what we believe to be a lighter to ignite the victim&rsquo;s clothing, which became fully engulfed in a matter of seconds,&rdquo; Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said of the incident.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Kamel Hawkins, a 23-year-old from Brooklyn, faces charges of attempted murder and assault for allegedly pushing a 45-year-old commuter onto the tracks during New Year\u2019s Eve. CBS News reported that surveillance footage captured the victim distracted by his phone while standing on the platform. Hawkins appeared to walk past him before returning moments later and shoving him just as the train arrived. Authorities believe there was no prior interaction between Hawkins and the victim before this shocking act.<\/p>\n<p>The victim sustained a skull fracture and was taken to the hospital in critical condition after firefighters rescued him from the tracks following an eyewitness&#8217;s shout that he was still alive. Police arrested Hawkins shortly after, describing him as &#8220;a lunatic&#8221; with previous run-ins with law enforcement, including an incident in 2019 where he injured an officer.<\/p>\n<p>A witness recounted how the victim was pushed at the last moment right before reaching the train: \u201cJust shoved right up in front of it,\u201d they said about how it all unfolded.<\/p>\n<p>New York City&#8217;s Democratic Mayor Eric Adams addressed this violent act via social media, expressing his condolences for the victim and emphasizing that such violence has no place within their subway system\u2014though he acknowledged these incidents leave residents feeling uneasy. Just days prior to this event, another violent incident occurred where an illegal immigrant allegedly set fire to a homeless woman on another subway car, resulting in her death<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2385275,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Subway-Shover.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4865,47615,7332,46417],"class_list":["post-2385274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-horror","tag-new-years-eve","tag-nyc","tag-subway-incident"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Subway-Shover.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2385274"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2385278,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385274\/revisions\/2385278"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2385275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2385274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2385274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2385274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}