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Granny pushing child in stroller randomly punched in broad daylight NYC attack

By Amber Roldan2 min readNew York Post
Granny pushing child in stroller randomly punched in broad daylight NYC attackGranny pushing child in stroller randomly punched in broad daylight NYC attack

The 65-year-old victim was pushing the child in a stroller around 4:40 p.m. Wednesday in front of 42-65 Kissena Boulevard when the menace struck her in the face without saying a word, authorities said.

A stranger slugged a grandmother as she took her grandchild for a stroll this week — punching her in broad daylight in an unprovoked Queens attack, cops said.

The 65-year-old victim was pushing the child in a stroller around 4:40 p.m. Wednesday on Kissena Boulevard near Franklin Avenue in Flushing when the menace struck her in the face without saying a word, authorities said.

The blow left the victim with facial pain causing redness and swelling, cops said.

Collage of surveillance images showing a bearded suspect in a black hoodie walking outdoors.
The suspect allegedly punched the grandmother in a random attack around 4:40 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said. NYPD

Police said the suspect — who has not been caught — fled on foot, traveling southbound on Kissena Boulevard.

The granny was transported in stable condition by EMS to New York-Presbyterian Queens.

The NYPD released photos of the hoodie-wearing, bearded attacker clad in all black pounding the pavement near the scene.

Exterior view of 42-65 Kissena Boulevard, an apartment building in Flushing.
The broad-daylight assault happened on Kissena Boulevard near Franklin Avenue in Flushing. Google Maps

Anyone with information on the attack 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/, or on X @NYPDTips.