Charles Williams charged in Brooklyn subway platform attack

NEW YORK -- A suspect accused of punching a man on a Brooklyn subway platform so hard that he fell onto the tracks is now facing charges.

Twenty-seven-year-old Charles Williams, from the Bronx, is facing reckless endangerment and assault charges in connection to Tuesday's attack.

It happened at the 36th Street stop in Sunset Park.

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The victim was not hurt.

Longtime MTA employee Angel Oquendo helped him off the tracks. Oquendo was honored Wednesday for his quick thinking.

In:
• Brooklyn
• Sunset Park