Police say it happened on Sunday at 3:15 a.m. near Lafayette Street and Prince Street.
Police say the man approached a 42-year-old man and repeatedly hit him in the head with a glass bottle.
The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition.
The attacker fled on foot westbound on Prince Street.
Anyone with information in regard to 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).
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