[DISRN] The incident occurred on Third Avenue near East 16th Street in the Gramercy Park neighborhood at about 3:30 p.m. on Friday, the New York Post reports.
The attacker walked away nonchalantly after knocking the elderly woman down, at one point staring back at her as he continued walking.
The young attacker is black and the elderly victim is white. She is reported to be injured but expected to recover. It is not clear at this time what the motive was for the attack.
Police bust man who shoved elderly woman to ground in NYC
[NYPost] Police have collared the heartless cur who knocked an elderly woman to the ground in a random attack.
Video footage was released of the attack Monday night, and by Tuesday morning, police had 31-year-old Rashid Brimmage in custody on a charge of assault, cops said.
Police sources said cops recognized the attacker, who has had dozens of run-ins with law enforcement.
| I wonder if he is out because he was released for fear of COVID, or if he just kept getting set free instead of held on bail. |
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