Commuter survives after being pushed into path of NY subway train

A 23-year-old man was arrested and charged with attempted murder on the night of Dec 31, hours after a man waiting on a Manhattan, New York, subway platform was violently shoved into the path of an oncoming train.

- Alyce McFadden, Chelsia Rose Marcius and Eryn Davis

The victim, whose name has not been released, was in critical but stable condition at Bellevue Hospital, police said.

The man who was arrested, Kamel Hawkins, was also charged with second-degree assault. He has a string of past arrests on charges of assault, harassment and weapons possession, according to police and court records.

A video of the attack, which happened around 1:30 pm, shows a man in an orange jacket who appears to be looking down at his phone while standing near the edge of the southbound platform at the 18th Street No. 1 station.

A person in a dark coat is then seen passing behind the man in the orange jacket before doubling back and shoving him forcefully off the platform and into the path of a southbound train.

Other videos posted on social media appear to show a group of firefighters pulling the man out from between train cars and onto the platform. As he lies flat on the floor, his hand moves slightly.