Shoving guy on tracks not his first offense

The tracksuit-wearing terror accused of shoving a man onto Manhattan subway tracks while begging for money had been arrested for a similar unprovoked attack earlier this year, police said.

Justin Pena — charged with attempted murder in the Wednesday assault — was busted on Jan. 16 for sucker-punching a man at the 23rd St. subway station, cops said.

The 62-year-old victim said he had his back turned while waiting for the Brooklyn-bound F train around 11:30 a.m. when Pena clocked him in the face and ran off, according to police and reports.

The man suffered some bruises and needed to staples to close a deep gash on his head, WABC-TV reported at the time.

Pena, 23, was charged with assault and aggravated harassment and given a desk appearance ticket — but he never showed up to court, authorities said.

Cops caught up with him in mid-February and took him into court, where a judge ordered him released on his own recognizance, records show.

That assault case was still pending when Pena (inset) attacked a second straphanger on Wednesday while panhandling at the 42nd St.-Bryant Park station.

During the 6:50 p.m. confrontation, Pena, wearing a distinctive red tracksuit, approached the 36-year-old man and asked, “Do you have any money?” cops said.

When the victim rebuffed him, Pena repeatedly punched him in the face and shoved him onto the tracks, police said.

No train was coming into the station, so the victim managed to pull himself back onto the platform as Pena ran off.

Medics took the victim to Bellevue Hospital with minor injuries to his knee and hands.

Cops caught up with Pena on 57th St. and Broadway at 1 p.m. Thursday and charged him with attempted murder and reckless endangerment.

Pena’s arraignment was pending in Manhattan Criminal Court Friday.