Exclusive | Kin, pals of murdered teacher go scorched earth on self-serving NYC pols over serial sicko who shoved him down subway stairs

Enraged kin and pals of a beloved retired teacher say the maniac charged with fatally shoving him down Manhattan subway stairs should never have been on the street — and blame lefty pols for the death.Failed Broadway dancer Rhamell Burke was released from Bellevue Hospital’s psych ward just an hour before he allegedly randomly pushed helpless 76-year-old Ross Falzone to his death at a Chelsea subway station May 7 — and the victim’s pals say the crime is a sign of failed Big Apple and Empire State policies.“I blame the self-serving mayor, governor, Manhattan DA and certain members of the city legislature for Ross’s death because they support policies that protect violent criminals at the expense of their victims,” Falzone’s friend, Rob DiMeo, wrote on Facebook.“I also blame NYC residents who voted them into office and also those residents who don’t vote at all,” he said.“The lowlife who killed Ross was previously arrested 4 times, at least two previously for physical assault, and yet he was free to roam the streets! Think about this: FOUR (4) TIMES!!!” Falzone’s cousin told The Post he is still struggling to understand why Burke was free.“Them at Bellevue just letting him go after less than an hour, it’s insane,” said the cousin, Joe Sylvester, 70.

“I mean, it just shows a breakdown of our healthcare system.”  The attack was captured on disturbing surveillance footage.Burke, 32, once rubbed elbows with celebrities and was a member of the ensemble cast for “King Kong” on Broadway until 2019 but later went off the rails.He had been arrested four times since February, including over a meltdown at the same Seventh Avenue and West 23rd Street subway station, before Falzone’s death.On the day Falzone was killed, Burke was allegedly taken to Bellevue hours earlier, after another outburst outside the NYPD’s 17th Precinct stationhouse, but was quickly released and free.He then allegedly fatally shoved the retired teacher and f...