Man Spits, Punches, Kicks In Koreatown Anti-Asian Hate Crime: NYPD

KOREATOWN, NY — Police are looking for a man they said attacked two people last month in an early morning anti-Asian hate crime on West 23rd Street in Koreatown.

At about 1:30 a.m. on May 23, a man attacked a man and woman, both 39-years-old, were about to enter an Uber car when a mysterious man came up and started making anti-Asian remarks, police said.

The hate-spewing man then spat on the woman and pushed the man to the ground, kicking him several times in the leg, according to officials, until a passerby intervened and caused the bigoted attacker to flee.

While the man sustained injuries, police officials said he refused medical attention at the scene.

The crime is being investigated by the NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force, officials said.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).