Greenwich Village vagrant punches man and helps him up on camera

The New York Post reported that a video shared on social media on October 17 shows Noelteru Gibson attacking a man on Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village. Gibson, a 44-year-old homeless man known locally as Tiger, engaged in a physical altercation outside of a venue called The Red Lion bar. [1]

According to the New York Post, the footage captures Gibson following the unidentified man across the street before standing in front of him with his arms akimbo. Gibson then punched the man from behind, landed multiple strikes to the side of his face, and threw him to the ground, which knocked the man out. [1]

The footage shows that after knocking the victim unconscious near his encampment, Gibson immediately helped the man back to his feet. The New York Post described Gibson as a tail-wearing vagrant who has become notorious in the local neighborhood. [1]