Two teenagers were arrested after they were caught on video beating a 79-year-old man in Queens, leaving him with broken bones, the city police department said Tuesday night.
It happened on 219th Street near Linden Boulevard in Cambria Heights around 11:15 a.m. on October 10.
Nyziere Lodge, 18, was charged with second-degree gang assault and disorderly conduct. A 15-year-old boy, whom police did not identify, was also charged with second-degree gang assault.
Investigators said the teens chased the elderly man and punched him in the face and ribs, knocking him down to the ground.
The attack left the victim, who was not identified, with a broken femur and broken ribs.
The motive for the attack, and the circumstances leading up to it, is not confirmed at this time.