Cops search for suspect after cabbie, 72, punched while working in Queens

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A taxi driver was assaulted while working in Queens last week, and police on Monday released photos of a suspect sought in connection to the crime.

It happened when the 72-year-old cabbie was driving at 10th Street and 36th Avenue in Astoria just after 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 9.

Police said that a man punched the driver in the back of the head, then fled to parts unknown…

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