Seniors shoved to ground, punched in face in NYC attacks

Police are searching for suspects in attacks on the Upper East Side (left) and in Brooklyn (right)
Police are searching for suspects in attacks on the Upper East Side (left) and in Brooklyn (right). Photo credit NYPD

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Police are searching for two female suspects in separate attacks this month, including one in which a woman was shoved to the ground in Manhattan and another in which a man was punched in the face on a city bus in Brooklyn.

In the most recent attack on the Upper East Side on Nov. 5, an 82-year-old woman was walking on East 61st Street around 3:20 p.m. when a woman shoved her, police said.

The victim was injured in the fall to the ground but declined medical attention.

In an unrelated attack in Crown Heights on Nov. 14, a 71-year-old man was aboard a B46 bus at Union Street and Utica Avenue around 5:30 p.m. when a woman got into an argument with him.

During the dispute, she punched him in the face, causing him to fall forward and hit his head on a bus pole, police said. The victim was hospitalized at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County in stable condition.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.

Featured Image Photo Credit: NYPD