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MIDTOWN — A Puerto Rican Day Parade-goer hit another attendee in the head with a wooden flagpole after the two got into an argument, police said.
A 22-year-old woman told police she was at the northeast corner of East 51st Street and Fifth Avenue around 2 p.m. on June 12 when she got into an argument with a female parade-goer.
As the argument escalated, the woman struck the 22-year-old victim in the head with a wooden flagpole several times, the NYPD said.
The 22-year-old suffered head contusions and dizziness and was taken to the hospital, police said.
Police had not arrested anyone in connection with the incident as of Monday.
