Man released after assault of senior, cops allegedly tried to shove NYC commuter days later

A “ticking time bomb” accused of assaulting an elderly man and two cops Monday and then released without bail was arrested again Friday when he tried to shove a Brooklyn straphanger onto the subway tracks — in what critics ripped as another case of junk justice in the Big Apple.

The 24-year-old victim was walking on the northbound N train platform in Sunset Park’s 59th Street station Friday morning when Ricky Vidal, 23, allegedly shoved him from behind toward the tracks, police sources said.

Vidal had been arrested Monday, accused of assaulting a 73-year-old with the man’s own cane as he waited for a bus in

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