Man, 65, pummeled by stranger on Manhattan subway train, cops say

A 65-year-old man was pummeled by a stranger on a Manhattan train this week, cops said.

The victim, who boarded a northbound R train at 8th Street-NYU, was confronted by a fellow straphanger as the train approached the 23rd Street Station around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, police said. “Why the f–k are you standing there?” the man snarled, according to cops.