BEER BOTTLE ASSAULT

A 36-year-old man took a beer bottle to the head during the early morning hours of Sept. 26 after a verbal altercation. Cops said that the two men were drinking at 5:20 a.m. across the street from 868 Amsterdam Ave., near West 103rd Street. The attack caused swelling of the victim's face. Police said the victim threw a bottle back in retaliation but missed.