Man Punched On Brooklyn Bus In 'Anti-White' Attack, Police Say

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN, NY — Cops are seeking a man accused of punching a fellow Brooklyn bus rider Monday in an "anti-white" hate crime. The assailant, described as a black man, boarded the B25 bus on Fulton Street around 9:55 a.m. Monday, the NYPD said.

He approached the white victim on the bus, cocked him in the face unprovoked and made an "anti-white remark," police said. The puncher then hopped off at Fulton and Bond streets in Downtown Brooklyn and fled south on Bond Street on foot, the NYPD said.

The 29-year-old man he punched suffered pain and swelling to his face, police said.

The attacker was captured on surveillance video after he got off the bus. He stands about 5-foot-10, weighs 180 to 200 pounds and has an earring in his left ear, police said. He was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt and pants, a black baseball cap and sunglasses, police said.

Anyone with information about the incident can call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 800-577-8477 or 1-888-577-4782 to leave a tip in Spanish. New Yorkers can also text tips to 274637 or submit them online at nypdcrimestoppers.com.

(Lead image: Photo by imageBROKER/Shutterstock | Video: Surveillance video captured the man who police say punched a fellow bus rider in an "anti-white" hate crime. Video courtesy of NYPD)