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Woman, 69, punched in apparently random attack on Upper East Side

A 69-year-old woman was socked in the face in an apparently unprovoked broad-daylight attack on the Upper East Side, cops say. 

The victim was walking on Lexington Avenue near East 83rd Street around 12:50 p.m. May 7 when a stranger suddenly slugged her, police said. 

She was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital, where she was treated for bruising, swelling and pain, authorities said. 

This man randomly punched a 69-year-old woman strolling on the Upper East Side, cops say. NYPD
The attacker, seen walking on the sidewalk in NYPD surveillance footage, remains on the loose. NYPD

The still-at-large attacker – who had a bald head and wore glasses and a mask – is shown walking on the sidewalk in NYPD surveillance footage released late Monday.

He is also seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, blue pants and black sneakers and carrying a backpack.

The attack happened the day before a homeless assailant punched “Boardwalk Empire” actor Steve Buscemi, 66, in the eye in a random daytime attack in Kips Bay in Manhattan. 

The May 7 victim was hospitalized for bruising, swelling and pain, cops said. NYPD

Suspect Clifton Williams, 50, was hit with a felony count of second-degree assault because Buscemi is over 65.

He was sent to jail on $50,000 cash bail at his arraignment Saturday, court records show.

In another more recent unprovoked attack, a brute randomly kicked a 79-year-old man in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, last week — knocking him unconscious and critically injuring him, authorities said. 

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