Assaults against seniors on the rise in NYC, police say: ‘Very frightening’

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The NYPD has reported a concerning spike in assaults against the elderly.

In the heart of Midtown, a 68-year-old woman became a victim of a random attack as she was pushed to the ground by a stranger near West 38th Street and Sixth Avenue on Tuesday, according to police.

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Officials said the woman is expected to be okay, but what happened to her came amid a citywide trend.

“It’s frightening,” a woman told PIX11 News. “There’s something that somebody has to do about it.”…

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