Boardwalk Empire star Steve Buscemi is punched in the face in a random attack in NYC
- Buscemi, 66, was strolling along Third Avenue in Kips Bay, in eastern Manhattan
- Beaten by a man at 11.48am before the attacker fled and was on the run
- Buscemi was treated for bruising, swelling and bleeding in his left eye
Hollywood actor Steve Buscemi has been punched in the face in a random attack on the streets of New York City.
Buscemi, 66, was walking along Third Avenue near East 27th Street in Kips Bay, in eastern Manhattan, at 11:48 a.m. Wednesday, police said.
The man walked up to the local Brooklyn resident and suddenly attacked him outside 369 Third Avenue, before fleeing. He hasn’t been caught yet.
Buscemi was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he was treated for bruising, swelling and bleeding in his left eye.
Hollywood actor Steve Buscemi has been punched in the face in a random attack on the streets of New York City
Police released a surveillance image of the alleged attacker, wearing a dark baseball cap, blue T-shirt, black pants and white sneakers
“Steve Buscemi was attacked in Mid-Town Manhattan, another victim of a random act of violence in the city,” his publicist said.
“He is doing well and appreciates everyone’s well wishes, although it is incredibly sad for everyone that this happened while he was also walking the streets of New York.”
Police released a surveillance image of the alleged attacker, wearing a dark baseball cap, blue T-shirt, black pants and white sneakers.
Buscemi grew up in New York and was a firefighter in Brooklyn before dropping out in the 1980s to pursue an acting career.
He returned to his old firehouse for several hours after the September 11 attacks and stayed on the grounds of the World Trade Center for days, sifting through the rubble.