NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) -- A man spewed anti-LGBTQIA+ insults at a woman and spat in her face in a suspected hate crime outside Saks Fifth Avenue in Midtown, police said Friday as they released images of a suspect.
The 27-year-old victim was walking in front of the luxury department store at E. 50th Street and Fifth Avenue around 6 p.m. on May 31 when she and her attacker got into a dispute, it's unclear about what.
During the altercation, the man hurled the hateful remarks and spit in her face, police said.
He then fled on a pedicab bike last seen headed northbound on Sixth Avenue.
The woman was not physically injured in the attack, police said.
The NYPD's Hate Crime Task Force is investigating.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
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