MANHATTAN — A couple assaulted and robbed an 82-year-old woman across the street from the Morgan Library Wednesday night, police said.
The elderly woman was walking in front of 36 E. 36th St. at about 9:35 p.m. on Oct. 5 when a man and woman threw her to the ground and stole her handbag containing $200, a flip-phone and credit cards, according to the NYPD.
The woman suffered a split lip, chipped tooth and bruising to her knee and elbow. She refused medical attention at the scene.
The man had cornrows, was carrying a large black-and-white backpack and is about 17 years old, police said.
The woman had long red hair.
The robbery is the latest in a string of assaults and muggings against elderly people.
A 90-year-old Holocaust survivor recently fought off a purse-snatcher in Greenwich Village.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.
