Brazen Beat Down of Senior in front of Baruch College, Near Swanky Gramercy Park
By Staff Reporter
Manhattan Voice
February 16, 2026
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According to police, the incident occurred on Friday, February 13, 2025, at approximately 8:27 p.m., near East 22nd Street and Lexington Avenue, within the confines of the 13th Precinct near Gramercy Park.
Authorities say the suspect became involved in a verbal dispute with the elderly victim before the confrontation escalated into what investigators are calling a Gramercy assault case. During the altercation, the suspect allegedly struck the victim in the face with a closed fist, placed him in a headlock, and forcibly threw him to the ground in what police describe as a physical attack on a senior citizen in New York City.
The victim sustained bruising and significant pain to his left eye as a result of the attack. The incident has raised concerns about elderly safety in Manhattan neighborhoods, particularly following what authorities classify as a violent dispute that escalated into an elderly assault in NYC.
Police report that the suspect fled the scene on a bicycle, traveling eastbound on East 22nd Street toward parts unknown. Investigators are actively searching for the suspect who fled on a bicycle after Manhattan assault and reviewing nearby surveillance footage connected to the East 22nd Street and Lexington Avenue assault incident.
Officials describe the individual as a male with a dark complexion and medium build. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, dark-colored pants, a black mask, and beige sneakers.
The NYPD has released a photo in hopes that someone can identify the man wanted in connection with the NYC elderly assault investigation in the 13th Precinct. Law enforcement officials stress that cases involving brutal attacks on 70-year-old victims in Manhattan are taken seriously and that community cooperation is critical in solving incidents like this elderly assault near Lexington Avenue in Gramercy.
Anyone with information regarding 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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on X @NYPDTips.
All calls are confidential.
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