Police in New York City are searching for a man caught on surveillance video attacking a 90-year-old woman with a piece of furniture as she walked along a Brooklyn sidewalk Monday morning, according to the New York City Police Department and local news reports.
The incident occurred just before 10 a.m. outside 501 Brighton Beach Ave., the NYPD said. Video obtained by News 12 and cited by Fox News shows the suspect pushing what appears to be a discarded baby crib filled with debris along the sidewalk. As the elderly woman walks past, the man suddenly lifts the crib and throws it at her, the footage shows. The impact knocks the woman to the pavement, and the suspect calmly continues walking away, according to the report.
First responders transported the woman to NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island. Police said she was in stable condition.
Authorities have not identified a motive for the attack, and it remains unclear whether the suspect and the woman knew each other, according to the NYPD. Law enforcement continues to search for the suspect.
Police released a photo of the suspect, describing him as wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, black pants, and white sneakers at the time of the attack.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). Tips can also be submitted online through the Crime Stoppers website or by messaging @NYPDTips on X.
The attack has sparked outrage among local residents and renewed concerns about the safety of elderly pedestrians in the neighborhood. Community members have expressed shock that someone would target a vulnerable senior in such a brazen manner in broad daylight.
This is not the first time the area has seen violent incidents against older residents. But the randomness and brutality of this assault, captured on video, has drawn particular attention. Local advocates for senior citizens have called for increased police patrols and better lighting along Brighton Beach Avenue, a busy commercial corridor lined with shops and apartment buildings.
Police are urging anyone who recognizes the suspect or has information about his whereabouts to come forward. Even the smallest detail, they say, could be crucial in making an arrest.
The investigation remains ongoing. The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force has been notified, though authorities have not yet classified the attack as a hate crime, according to a department spokesperson. The status of the task force’s involvement suggests that detectives are keeping all possibilities open as they work to piece together what led to the assault.
Officials have not released the woman’s name, and her current condition beyond “stable” has not been publicly updated. Hospital staff at Coney Island have not commented on her injuries.
In the meantime, residents in the Brighton Beach community say the attack has left them on edge. Many elderly immigrants, particularly from Russian-speaking countries, make up a significant portion of the neighborhood’s population. Walking to shops, the boardwalk, or the subway is a daily routine for many seniors here, and news of the assault has made some reconsider their usual routes.
“This is a quiet neighborhood. We have our problems, but something like this — it’s scary,” one local shopkeeper told News 12, though he asked not to be named.
City Council members representing the area have issued statements condemning the attack and urging anyone with information to contact police. Some have offered rewards for information leading to an arrest, though no official reward has been announced by the NYPD.
The NYPD has increased patrols in the area since the incident, according to a department spokesperson. Plainclothes officers have also been deployed to blend in with the crowds, hoping to spot the suspect if he returns to the scene.
Anyone with information about the incident or the suspect is asked to contact the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). Tips can also be submitted online through the Crime Stoppers website or by messaging @NYPDTips on X.
Police emphasize that all tips will be kept confidential.
Source: www.breitbart.com — https://www.breitbart.com/pre-viral/2026/09/03/police-search-for-suspect-who-hurled-furniture-at-90-year-old-woman-on-nyc-sidewalk/