Updated: Thursday, 14 May 2009, 7:17 AM EDT
Published : Thursday, 14 May 2009, 6:14 AM EDT
The hunt is on for the person who left a 50-year-old man in critical condition in the West Village.
Watch the video, left, for Linda Schmidt's report.
The NYPD says a group of men were taunting the man across 7th Avenue South and Christopher Street at around 2 a.m.
According to police, one man from the group crossed the street and beat the 50-year-old victim.
His blood could still be seen hours later at the corner of 7th Avenue South and Christopher Street.
He is being treated at St. Vincent's Hospital.