Anti-LGBTQ Hate Crime Sees Man Punched, Robbed In West Village: Cops

WEST VILLAGE, NY — A man hurled anti-LGBTQ slurs at a man he punched in the face and robbed of a wig and a necklace in the West Village, police said Tuesday night.

A 27-year-old was attacked outside a church on Christopher Street near Bleecker Street on June 9 about 1:30 a.m., according to the NYPD.

The suspect fled into the subway and the 27-year-old was taken to Bellevue after the attack, police said.

About a month later, police released an image of the suspect, who they say was last seen in a black hat and holding a red cellphone, according to police.

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).