Police said Sunday morning that a Brooklyn man was taken into custody and arrested for allegedly shoving a woman onto the subway tracks where she was struck by a southbound 3 train.

Christian Valdez, 35, is charged with attempted murder and felony assault, officials said.

The shove happened just before 10:30 a.m. Saturday. The 29-year-old victim was conscious and alert, but both of her feet had to be amputated, according to the NYPD. She is currently in stable condition.


What You Need To Know

  • Police said a 29-year-old woman was shoved at the Fulton Street subway station by her boyfriend just before 10:30 a.m. Saturday and was struck by a southbound 3 train

  • Police said the woman is in stable condition, but both her feet were amputated

  • Police said Sunday morning that Christian Valdez, 35, had been arrested charged with attempted murder and felony assault

“It’s just really unfortunate that people are doing that,” commuter Chris Costello said.

Transit advocates from Passengers United said if there had been greater police presence at the time, they believe the situation could have been avoided.

“My heart goes out to her, her family, I hope she’s ok,” Passengers United vice president Jack Nierenberg said. “But could this have been prevented if there was a police officer on the platform, because there wasn’t at the time when it happened, and this is a serious issue right now with the state of the safety and the MTA.”

Police said the shove happened as a train was approaching, and took place just a few days Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered hundreds of National Guard members, MTA police and state police to the subway system, following a slew of high-profile crimes that have taken place recently within the transit system.

Despite that, police said transit crimes account for less than 2% of all major crimes that are committed in the city.

“I don’t really think that having more police will make anyone safer,” commuter Maggie Shaw said. “Like, there’s how many? Does everyone get their own personal bodyguard?”

Shaw said she isn’t sure if more law enforcement in the transit system would have prevented Saturday’s violent push from taking place.

“There’s probably like interventions that can be made at another level,” Shaw said. “Like, you know, with mental health and everything, that will make more of a difference long term, I think.”