The fight happened May 19 at 4 a.m. outside the deli at 38-02 31st Street in Astoria.
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Police say the incident started as a verbal dispute when it escalated into a physical fight.
The video shows one man with a knife while the 60-year-old victim defends himself with a stick.
During the course of the altercation, the suspect forcibly removed the victim's slippers from his feet.
The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries with lacerations to his wrist and face.
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Police are still searching for the man with the knife.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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