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A stranger punched an 81-year-old woman in the face during an argument on a Queens street last week, police said.

The senior citizen was standing outside a Salvation Army in Jackson Heights when the jerk walked up and began a verbal tiff with her around 7:45 a.m. Thursday near 86-07 35 Ave., cops said.

The loon then socked the victim in the head - leaving her with pain and minor lacerations - before fleeing the area.

This is the man who police say punched an 81-year-old woman in the face in Queens last week. DCPI

Medics took the woman to NYC Health + Hospital/Elmhurst, where she was listed in stable condition.

The NYPD released a photo of the suspect showing him wearing a white T-shirt and white baseball cap.

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 https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on X @NYPDTips.

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