Crime & Safety

Woman Arrested For Alleged Anti-Asian Spitting Incident On Upper West Side

Police said the suspect spit in a 26-year-old woman's face and made anti-Asian comments.

August 28, 2021

The NYPD arrested a woman for a possible anti-Asian hate crime on the Upper West Side.

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Police said the suspect spit in a 26-year-old woman’s face and made anti-Asian comments.

It happened on July 25 near Broadway and West 60th Street.

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