NEW YORK - A 92-year-old woman is recovering from a vicious assault in Gramercy Park as police search for her attacker.The woman was walking with a pushcart along Third Avenue between East 15th and East 16th Streets at about 3:23 p.m.
on Friday when the man struck her in the head with his left hand. Video of the incident shows her striking her head on a fire hydrant as she falls.The man casually walks away.The woman was taken to Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in stable condition.The attacker was wearing a blue or purple shirt and multicolored shorts.Anyone with information about the assault is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).