MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – Police are looking for a man accused of attacking another man on New Year's Eve in Manhattan, according to the NYPD.
The assault happened around 10:20 a.m. on Amsterdam Avenue. The suspect allegedly approached the 52-year-old victim from behind and struck him with a bottle, punched and slashed him across his right eye with a box cutter, according to authorities.
The victim was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center with a laceration to his right eye and bruising, police said.
Police describe the suspect as being around age 40 to 50, last seen wearing a black jacket, blue ripped jeans, multi-color sneakers, black hat with the letters "VA" in the front and carrying a black book bag.
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).
Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here.
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