Maniac shoves, punches man, 85, in unprovoked attack at NYC subway station: cops

An unhinged maniac shoved and pummeled an 85-year-old man in an unprovoked attack inside a Brooklyn subway station Tuesday, cops said.

The octogenarian was waiting for a Manhattan-bound J train at Broadway Junction around 11:15 a.m. when a complete stranger – later identified as Jeffrey Joseph, 39 – randomly pushed him to the ground, authorities and sources said.

Joseph punched and kicked the senior before taking off, the sources said. 

The senior was examined by EMS workers on scene, but refused further medical attention. 

Cops caught up to Joseph, of Far Rockaway, about 15 minutes later, authorities said. 

He was charged with assault and criminal possession of a weapon, cops said. 

Joseph’s arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court was pending Wednesday, according to online court records. 

The attack happened months after a maniacal homeless man allegedly bludgeoned a 94-year-old retired teacher inside the Oculus transit hub in Lower Manhattan, according to police sources and the victim.

Audrey Harkins was in the iconic station to catch the E train around 9:30 a.m. on June 5 when a stranger – who sources have identified as recidivist Edwin Wright, 39 – crept up behind her and clubbed her with a metallic object.

Harkins was patched up with three stitches at the hospital.