Cops hunt for 26th ‘subway shover’ of ’22

A straphanger was shoved onto subway tracks at an Upper East Side station this week in yet another instance of random violence in the Big Apple transit system, cops said Thursday.

Police, who released surveillance footage of the alleged pusher (right), said the attack happened around 8:40 p.m. Monday at the East 77th Street/Lexington Avenue station.

The unsuspecting victim was standing on the 6-train platform when a man came up from behind and pushed him onto the tracks.

The victim was helped back onto the platform by good Samaritans. He suffered scratches and bruising but declined medical attention at the scene, according to cops.

Surveillance images show the alleged attacker running through the station exit gate wearing a face mask, a white sweatshirt and a dark jacket and wearing different colored shoes — a black one on his right foot and a white sneaker on his left.

The brute is seen pulling up his sweatpants after they drop while he is fleeing the station.

He was described as being in his 30s and standing approximately 5-foot-7.

The incident is the latest in a recent rash of random subway attacks.

According to law-enforcement sources, a total of 22 people had been shoved in the subway system as of Oct. 16 — with four more attacks, including Monday’s, since then to bring the number to 26.

Last year, the city tallied a total of 21 subway shoves as of Oct. 16.

Police are asking anyone with information about the suspect in Monday’s attack to contact the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577TIPS or online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org.