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 brute – seen rolling a cart with garbage bags – got into a spat with the senior over a trash receptacle before punching him on Wednesday, authorities and sources said.  NYPD The blows landed the victim in the hospital, while his attacker was in the wind. NYPD

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.

The broad-daylight violence took place at Elder Avenue and Kissena Avenue in Flushing. Google

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.