{"id":87836,"date":"2026-01-03T00:59:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T00:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/87836\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T00:59:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T00:59:11","slug":"brookdale-doctor-charged-with-assault-in-new-years-subway-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/87836\/","title":{"rendered":"Brookdale doctor charged with assault in New Year\u2019s subway attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A police car drives through Brooklyn, Dec. 16, 2022. AP Photo\/Julia Nikhinson, File<\/p>\n<p>Share this:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbrooklyneagle.com%2F359233%2Fbrookdale-doctor-charged-with-assault-in-new-years-subway-attack-against-elderly-man%2F&amp;linkname=Brookdale%20doctor%20charged%20with%20assault%20in%20New%20Year%E2%80%99s%20subway%20attack%20against%20elderly%20man\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbrooklyneagle.com%2F359233%2Fbrookdale-doctor-charged-with-assault-in-new-years-subway-attack-against-elderly-man%2F&amp;linkname=Brookdale%20doctor%20charged%20with%20assault%20in%20New%20Year%E2%80%99s%20subway%20attack%20against%20elderly%20man\" title=\"Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a class=\"a2a_button_reddit\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/reddit?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbrooklyneagle.com%2F359233%2Fbrookdale-doctor-charged-with-assault-in-new-years-subway-attack-against-elderly-man%2F&amp;linkname=Brookdale%20doctor%20charged%20with%20assault%20in%20New%20Year%E2%80%99s%20subway%20attack%20against%20elderly%20man\" title=\"Reddit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a class=\"a2a_button_flipboard\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/flipboard?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbrooklyneagle.com%2F359233%2Fbrookdale-doctor-charged-with-assault-in-new-years-subway-attack-against-elderly-man%2F&amp;linkname=Brookdale%20doctor%20charged%20with%20assault%20in%20New%20Year%E2%80%99s%20subway%20attack%20against%20elderly%20man\" title=\"Flipboard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a class=\"a2a_button_email\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbrooklyneagle.com%2F359233%2Fbrookdale-doctor-charged-with-assault-in-new-years-subway-attack-against-elderly-man%2F&amp;linkname=Brookdale%20doctor%20charged%20with%20assault%20in%20New%20Year%E2%80%99s%20subway%20attack%20against%20elderly%20man\" title=\"Email\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>BROWNSVILLE AND YANKEE STADIUM \u2014 A BROOKLYN DOCTOR HAS BEEN CHARGED IN THE ATTEMPTED MURDER AND HARASSMENT OF A SENIOR CITIZEN just a few hours after the New Year began,  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2026\/01\/02\/man-who-slammed-72-year-old-into-subway-train-in-unprovoked-attack-facing-attempted-murder-charge\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the New York Daily News reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD identified the alleged assailant as 29-year-old Anton Aleshin, who is currently serving in a medical residency program at Brookdale University Hospital, according to his attorney. Aleshin, who is from Russia, also faces harassment charges, because of the age difference between him and the 72-year-old victim.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He is accused of an unprovoked attack early Thursday morning, when he allegedly slammed his victim into a train at the 161st St.\/Yankee Stadium station\u2019s Manhattan-bound platform.<\/p>\n<p>The elderly man sustained a serious cut to the head and fell to the platform. He was treated at Lincoln Hospital and is expected to recover.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2730\u2730\u2730<\/p>\n<p> <a style=\"font-size: inherit; background-color: #fefefe;\" href=\"https:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/whats-news-breaking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wnb-read-more aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/read-more-wnb-shad-1024x341.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSd5hEdpXLwpeWAPMPmcmdn--vHz1InXjphFdhedt_prXKoVFQ\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ultima-reader-response.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"padding-left: 20px;font-size: 24px;float:left;\" class=\"reddit\" href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?url=https:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/359233\/brookdale-doctor-charged-with-assault-in-new-years-subway-attack-against-elderly-man\/\" title=\"Share on Reddit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"padding-left: 20px;font-size: 24px;padding-right:20px;float:left;\" href=\"http:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#27185452454d4244531a655548484c43464b420743484453485507444f465540424307504e534f0746545446524b53074e4907694250077e424655c5a7be540754524550465e0746535346444c074640464e49545307424b4342554b5e074a464901464a571c4548435e1a644f42444c0748525307534f4e5407544e5342074f535357541d0808455548484c4b5e494246404b420944484a0814121e15141408455548484c43464b420a4348445348550a444f46554042430a504e534f0a46545446524b530a4e490a4942500a5e424655540a54524550465e0a46535346444c0a4640464e4954530a424b4342554b5e0a4a46490809\" title=\"Share by Email\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<br \/>\t<br \/>\n<a class=\"related-articles comment-link\" style=\"clear: both;padding-top:6px;color:#6cc4e8;\" href=\"#comments\" title=\"Leave a Comment\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/337838\/9-11-memorial-events-in-brooklyn\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP24254764142461-250x250.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Flags are placed by the names of those killed during the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the reflecting pools at the National September 11 Memorial &amp; Museum, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in New York. One World Trade Center rises in the background. AP Photo\/Donald King\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t9\/11 memorial events in Brooklyn<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 11 |<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrooklyn Eagle Staff\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/337822\/americans-mark-the-24th-anniversary-of-the-9-11-attacks-with-emotional-ceremonies\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25254543237567-250x250.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"William Staudt, a firefighter that worked at Ground Zero on the day of the attacks, looks over a reflecting pool during a ceremony to mark the 24th anniversary of the 9\/11 attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in New York. AP Photo\/Seth Wenig\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmericans mark the 24th anniversary of the 9\/11 attacks with emotional ceremonies<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 11 |<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrooklyn Eagle Staff\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/337613\/volunteers-prep-millions-of-meals-for-fellow-new-yorkers-on-24th-anniversary-of-9-11\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25253626445845-250x250.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Volunteers work during the &quot;NYC Meal Pack For 9\/11 Day&quot; at the Intrepid Museum, Wednesday, Sep. 10, 2025, in New York. AP Photo\/Yuki Iwamura\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVolunteers prep millions of meals for fellow New Yorkers on 24th anniversary of 9\/11<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 10 |<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrooklyn Eagle Staff\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/337825\/ceremonies-hosted-throughout-brooklyn-to-remember-9-11\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/canarsie4-250x250.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"A 9\/11 tribute remembering victims and honoring survivors and first responders was held on Sept. 7. Photo by Arthur De Gaeta\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2730PREMIUM <br \/>Canarsie Park holds 9\/11 vigil, other ceremonies hosted throughout Brooklyn<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 11 |<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrooklyn Eagle Staff\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a id=\"comments\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A police car drives through Brooklyn, Dec. 16, 2022. 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