Woman attacked with baseball bat on Lower Manhattan street: NYPD

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – A woman was attacked by strangers with a baseball bat in Lower Manhattan Tuesday afternoon, and the incident was caught on surveillance camera. 

A 58-year-old was taken to an area hospital around 2 p.m. after two strangers came up from behind and hit her with a baseball bat on Monroe Street near Market Street, according to the NYPD. 

The woman was left with bruises on her legs and back after the attack that was caught on camera, police said. 

Video of the incident posted to social media appears to show two people running to catch up with her from behind,  punching her in the head, and repeatedly punching her while hitting her lower body with the bat. 

Police had not made any arrests by Wednesday.