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Updated: Dispute Leads to Push Onto Tracks at W. 96th Street Station; Victim Succumbs to Injuries

January 20, 2023 | 4:30 PM - Updated on January 21, 2023 | 9:47 AM
in CRIME, NEWS
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NYPD was still on the scene as of 4:00pm Friday. Photograph by Dre Granero.

By Carol Tannenhauser

At 2 a.m., Friday morning, two men got into a dispute on the platform of the southbound #2 train at the W. 96th Street and Broadway subway station. “The dispute led to a shove,” a police spokesperson told the Rag. When the cops arrived, they found a 34-year-old man on the tracks with a laceration to his head. He was lifted from the tracks by EMS and transported to Mount Sinai Morningside hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries at 11 a.m.

At the scene of the altercation, police took a 28-year-old man into custody. Charges are pending.

Update – 1/21, 6:24 a.m.: The arrested individual is Andre Boyce of 55 Central Park North. He is charged with Manslaughter. The Daily News provides further details about the incident and arrest, as does The New York Times.

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MLG
MLG
2 years ago

Senseless … Now this person will have to live with the consequences of not being to swallow their pride in an argument and “accidentally” taking someones life … R.I.P. to the individual who unfortunately passed away

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Carlos
Carlos
2 years ago

This is very sad – my condolences to the victim’s friends and family.

I am glad the police caught the criminal and hopefully he will be charged with manslaughter and be sent away for a long time. There is no excuse for this and he does not belong among us.

I have lived here for many years and always felt relatively safe on the subway 24/7 – I was very careful about it, but I thought I would be fine. Now on the rare occasion I am out late I have second thoughts, particularly if I am alone.

I know, I know, it was worse in the 70s and 80s. Blah, blah, blah.

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woodcider
woodcider
2 years ago
Reply to  Carlos

On a whole, people become more risk averse as they get older. I used to sleep on the train and getting a dark car made my whole day. The older I get the more heightened my situational awareness has become. Crime can be better yet still affect you more.

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Max Honkidonk
Max Honkidonk
2 years ago
Reply to  Carlos

I have found it strange and depressing that so many NYers response to horrible crimes is that it was worse 40 years ago or just that it’s New York (and therefore we should just accept it).

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Sarah
Sarah
2 years ago

A waste of two lives. Very sad.

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ben
ben
2 years ago

Kudos to the fast response and arrest by NYPD stationed on the uptown platform. That’s one positive example for having police presence at as many subway stations as possible, as much as possible.

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Lisa
Lisa
2 years ago
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Makes sense to have the police in the locations where crimes occur. Too bad things had to get to this point for that to happen.

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Mark
Mark
2 years ago

Instead of all the millions of dollars to restore the monument in Riverside Park, step up police presence, to the point there are cops on every station and every train. 24/7

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Will
Will
2 years ago

96th Street is a very dangerous station

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