Rhamell Burke: 5 things to know about man charged after pushing 76-year-old to death on New York subway

He was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the May 7 attack.

police said Surveillance video At about 9:30 that night, Burke violently pushed a man down the stairs at the 18th Street subway station. Video shows the victim, 76-year-old Ross Falzone, flying into the air and hitting his head on the steps. Then he landed at the bottom of the stairs.

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Falzoni was rushed to Bellevue Hospital by paramedics. He succumbed to his injuries overnight.

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“We brought him in at 3:30 p.m. and he was released by 5 p.m. Meanwhile, if you or I walked into Bellevue with a headache, it would be eight hours before we were seen. The NYPD uses its involuntary eviction powers all the time. They just take painkillers and leave,” police said.

After the attack, Mamdani Calling for an investigation into NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue’s handling of Burke’s psychiatric evaluation.

“I am appalled by the killing of Ross Falzoni and the circumstances that led up to it,” the mayor said in a press release. “New Yorkers deserve answers.”

He added, “New Yorkers deserve answers. That’s why I’m directing NYC Health + Hospitals to immediately investigate what steps could have been taken to prevent this tragedy and to comprehensively review their psychiatric evaluation and discharge protocols.”