Maniac accused of randomly shoving 72-year-old into NYC subway is Russian doctor: sources

The maniac accused of shoving a 72-year-old man into a moving Bronx train in an unprovoked New Year’s Day attack — is an established Russian doctor working in Brooklyn, law enforcement sources said.

Anton Aleshin, 29, may have been intoxicated when he allegedly hurled the elderly victim — a complete stranger — into the side of a southbound No. 4 train pulling into the 161-Yankee Stadium station around 3:30 a.m., cops and sources said. 

The helpless victim was knocked unconscious during the attack, and also suffered scratches on his face, authorities said.

Aleshin, who was arrested at the scene, told cops that he was halfway through a residency program at Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, sources said.

He was a doctor for 11 years in Russia previously, according to the sources.

Aleshin now faces a slew of charges, including attempted murder, assault, attempted assault, reckless endangerment and harassment, court documents show.

He pleaded not guilty during his Bronx Criminal Court arraignment and was ordered held without bail, the district attorney’s office said Friday. 

A Legal Aid spokesman declined to comment on behalf of Aleshin’s attorney, Filomena Lucia Stabile, who is affiliated with the non-profit organization. 

A representative from the One Brooklyn Health system, which includes Brookdale, did not return a call for comment.

The victim was hospitalized at Lincoln Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition, according to cops and the criminal complaint. 

The senseless attack marked the city’s first subway shoving incident in 2026.

It also came weeks after Gov. Kathy Hochul boasted about subway safety while announcing a $77 million commitment toward keeping cops in stations citywide. 

Hochul said transit crime in 2025 had sunk to its lowest levels in 16 years, with overall subway crime down 15% from 2019.