Elderly Woman Beaten Bad Outside Smoke Shop Near Seaport

Woman Slams Senior to Sidewalk in Unprovoked Attack

The NYPD is searching for this woman in connection with a vicious beating near the Southstreet Seaport in Lower Manhattan. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Manhattan Voice

October 26, 2024

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MANHATTAN- An elderly woman was viciously beaten on the street near the Southstreet Seaport in Lower Manhattan, in what cops are describing as a random attack. 

At around 8:35 pm on October 13, a 73-year-old woman was walking in front of a smoke shop at 76 Fulton Street in Lower Manhattan. Cops said a young woman ran up to the senior and pounced. 

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The attacker repeatedly punched the 73 year old in the face and then slammed her to the ground. But the cruelty didn’t stop there. Cops said the attacker then repeatedly kicked the elderly woman who was cowering on the sidewalk trying to protect herself. 

Then the attacker ran off northbound on Gold Street. 

The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect taken from inside a nearby store.  

The suspect is describes as a female with a slim build and a dark complexion. She was last seen wearing a white cardigan sweater, black leggings, gray sneakers, and carrying a white purse.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.