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Posted on 07/21/2026 7:08:57 PM PDT by lowbridge
A violent criminal on parole was charged with attempted murder for allegedly tossing an elderly woman onto Midtown subway tracks in a terrifying weekend attack, cops and sources said.
Zaki Smith, 36, was picked up by eagle-eyed cops during the Monday evening rush and charged in connection to the 11:30 a.m. Saturday attack at the 57th Street and Seventh Avenue station that left the 70-year-old victim with a head wound, police said.
Smith — who has 14 previous arrests — was also charged with felony and misdemeanor assault in the senseless shove, authorities said.
Commuters who witnessed the attack heroically jumped onto the tracks and pulled the senior back onto the platform.
She was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center in stable condition and treated for the head injury, police said.
Smith was still on parole for a 2021 felony assault conviction that he did state prison time for when he allegedly attacked the elderly victim, police said.
He was convicted and sentenced to prison on the assault in Manhattan, doing time behind bars from November 2021 until May 2025, when he was released from the Sing Sing Correctional Facility on parole, state officials said.
His post-release supervision was set to expire in 2030, according to the records.
He was still on parole when he was picked up on a burglary charge on June 16 for allegedly stealing a can of Lysol and some cleaning rags from the Flatiron building, according to police and law-enforcement sources.
But he was released the next day because the charge is not eligible for bail under New York’s soft-on-crime laws.
Smith failed to show up in court for that case and had a bench warrant issued for his arrest – which was still pending when he allegedly shoved the 70-year-old victim.
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Used to be people thought less of you for picking on ones weaker than you.
This is despicable.
Yeah but there is a lot to do there
Is it them again?
Yep.
Mandamni’s fault. and the fault of all ‘Rats.
It’s them again, Yogi.
Unfortunately.
That’s the bitter truth.
As an elderly woman, this is why I avoid train tracks.
This is the 10th person pushed onto the subway tracks in less than 7 months of 2026. Average (!) is 10-15 people each year.
That is a close second to my anger over NY criminals splashing acid into the faces of victims.
New Yorkers shouldn’t have tolerated their soft on crime system.
What’s the over under on how many prior felonies? 36 seems to be the common number for murderous proto-animals who don’t deserve to be called human. But... Zaki will be out in 12 hours.
Click. Yup.
I am sure he has been released on his own recognizance by now.
14 previous arrests? Homie obviously wondering what it’s going to take to get a little 3 hots and a cot for the rest of his life.
Will they put him away this time, or will they wait until he actually kills someone?
Why do we have to live like this? Rid of this human garbage by the cheapest and most painful means available.
Rabid animals need to be put down.
Cannot believe how awful the writing of this piece is.
Yes, Booboo, it is.
When I saw the headline, I assumed Chicago. Turns out it was New York. Blue States and Cities release the worst criminals. Welcome to the streets.
He'll be out in a day or two.
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