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Elderly Woman Goes Missing From Woodside Houses, Police Say

Carmen Felix, 78, has not been seen since Saturday at her home in the Woodside Houses on Broadway, according to police.

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Carmen Felix, 78, was last seen around 8:45 a.m. Saturday inside her home at the NYCHA Woodside Houses, on Broadway near 51st Street, police said.
Carmen Felix, 78, was last seen around 8:45 a.m. Saturday inside her home at the NYCHA Woodside Houses, on Broadway near 51st Street, police said. (NYPD)

WOODSIDE, QUEENS — Police asked for help finding an elderly woman who went missing from her Woodside home over the weekend, according to authorities.

Carmen Felix, 78, was last seen around 8:45 a.m. Saturday inside her home at the NYCHA Woodside Houses, on Broadway near 51st Street, police said.

Police described her as a Hispanic woman, about 5 feet 3 inches tall, with brown eyes and gray hair, who walks with a gray cane. She was last seen wearing a black "pirates shirt," black pants, and a black cap, police said.

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Police asked anyone with information to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). People can also submit tips online or on Twitter, @NYPDTips.

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