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Doctor Charged with Attempted Murder in Subway Shoving

1/3/2026

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Anton Aleshin, a 29-year-old Russian doctor, faces charges including attempted murder after pushing a 72-year-old man into a train at the Bronx’s 161-Yankee Stadium station on New Year’s Day 2026.
He was intoxicated at the time and is held without bail after pleading not guilty.
This was the first subway shoving of 2026 and followed Governor Kathy Hochul’s $77 million subway-safety initiative announced amid declining transit crime rates.

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Anton Aleshin, a 29-year-old Russian doctor, faces charges including attempted murder after pushing a 72-year-old man into a train at the Bronx’s 161-Yankee Stadium station on New Year’s Day 2026.
He was intoxicated at the time and is held without bail after pleading not guilty.
This was the first subway shoving of 2026 and followed Governor Kathy Hochul’s $77 million subway-safety initiative announced amid declining transit crime rates.