Woman, 69, punched in apparently random attack on Upper East Side

Amanda Woods
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A 69-year-old woman was socked in the face in an apparently unprovoked, broad-daylight attack on the Upper East Side, cops said. The victim was walking on Lexington Avenue near East 83rd Street around 12:50 a.m. May 7 when a stranger suddenly slugged her, police said.
A 69-year-old woman was walking on Lexington Avenue near East 83rd Street in Manhattan around 12:50 a.m. May 7 when a stranger suddenly slugged her, police said.

A 69-year-old woman was socked in the face in an apparently unprovoked broad-daylight attack on the Upper East Side, cops say.

The victim was walking on Lexington Avenue near East 83rd Street around 12:50 p.m. May 7 when a stranger suddenly slugged her, police said.

She was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital, where she was treated for bruising, swelling and pain, authorities said.

This man randomly punched a 69-year-old woman strolling on the Upper East Side, cops say. NYPD
This man randomly punched a 69-year-old woman strolling on the Upper East Side, cops say. NYPD
The attacker, seen walking on the sidewalk in NYPD surveillance footage, remains on the loose. NYPD
The attacker, seen walking on the sidewalk in NYPD surveillance footage, remains on the loose. NYPD

The still-at-large attacker – who had a bald head and wore glasses and a mask – is shown walking on the sidewalk in NYPD surveillance footage released late Monday.

He is also seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, blue pants and black sneakers and carrying a backpack.

The attack happened the day before a homeless assailant punched “Boardwalk Empire” actor Steve Buscemi, 66, in the eye in a random daytime attack in Kips Bay in Manhattan.

The May 7 victim was hospitalized for bruising, swelling and pain, cops said. NYPD
The May 7 victim was hospitalized for bruising, swelling and pain, cops said. NYPD

Suspect Clifton Williams, 50, was hit with a felony count of second-degree assault because Buscemi is over 65.

He was sent to jail on $50,000 cash bail at his arraignment Saturday, court records show.

In another more recent unprovoked attack, a brute randomly kicked a 79-year-old man in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, last week — knocking him unconscious and critically injuring him, authorities said.