Crime & Safety

Asian Woman Harassed And Spit On While Walking On The UWS: Police

A 26-year-old woman was walking near 60th Street and Broadway when she was approached by a person making anti-Asian statements, police said.

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An image of the woman wanted in connection to spitting on an Asian woman on the Upper West Side and making racist statements.
An image of the woman wanted in connection to spitting on an Asian woman on the Upper West Side and making racist statements. (Photo courtesy of the New York Police Department)

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A 26-year-old Asian woman was walking on the Upper West Side when a person approached her, spit in her face, and made anti-Asian remarks, police said.

The woman was walking at the intersection of West 60th Street and Broadway around 8:40 p.m. on Sunday when the unprovoked harassment happened, a police spokesperson told Patch.

The New York Police Department released photos Tuesday night of the woman wanted in connection to the harassment, who a spokesperson said fled the scene.

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Photo courtesy of the New York Police Department

The 26-year-old woman refused medical attention after the incident.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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