Pathetic goon pummels elderly Queens man in spat over recycling machine

A goon punched an 81-year-old man in the face during a clash over a recycling machine in Queens this week, cops and sources said. The brute – seen rolling a cart with two bulky black garbage bags – got into a spat with the senior over the receptacle at Elder Avenue and Kissena Avenue in Flushing around 11:40 a.m.Wednesday, authorities and sources said. The maniac then punched the elderly man twice in the face, police said. The octogenarian was taken to New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.The assailant then fled the scene and had not been caught by Friday, cops said.Police released photos of the trash-hauling bully, last seen wearing a white baseball cap, white T-shirt, light-colored shorts, sneakers, and carrying a backpack.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....