MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) --- A 69-year-old woman was punched in the face while walking down the street on the Upper East Side earlier this month, police said Tuesday.
The suspect randomly attacked the woman near Lexington Avenue and 83rd Street at around 12:50 p.m. on May 7, according to the NYPD. The victim was taken to the hospital with facial bruising and swelling.
The bald man was carrying a backpack and dressed in a hooded sweatshirt and blue pants, and ran off after the incident, police said. There have been no arrests.
In the past few months, women have been punched in the face in a string of more than a dozen random attacks that were reported to police and posted on social media.
A 72-year-old woman was punched in the back of the head while she was walking near Fourth Avenue and 96th Street in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn on May 8, according to the police.
Citywide misdemeanor assaults are up nearly 7% this year compared to 2023, accoridng to the latest NYPD data.
Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
Mira Wassef is a digital reporter who has covered news and sports in the New York City area for more than a decade. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here.
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