NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A video shared on social media on Tuesday shows a racist verbal attack made against an Asian woman on the subway in Manhattan.
The video posted to Twitter shows a man using the term "kung flu," referencing the coronavirus.
"Asian Americans continue to face these racial attacks 6 months in since the pandemic began. I was verbally abused by this man. Please bring the awareness to go against racial discrimination and remember, silence is violence."
Asian Americans continue to face these racial attacks 6 months in since the pandemic began. I was verbally abused by this man. Please bring the awareness to go against racial discrimination and remember, silence is violence. @cnn @NBCNews @ABC @nyc311 @NYCTSubway @HuffPost pic.twitter.com/gVodHiiy60
— Tessa (@tessanyformosa) August 11, 2020
The man in the video can be heard shouting, "You have the right to record me too, you f***ing b***h."
The New York City Transit Authority responded to the tweet saying it takes "reports like this very seriously." "There's absolutely no room for racism on the subway," they added.
A second video added shows the same man get into an argument with other riders and saying he would hurt them.
"I took this video last night riding A train from 59th Columbus circle to go home around 5:30pm." the second video was captioned."The guy in the video went completely out of control and threat to hurt another passenger before he turned to me."
I took this video last night riding A train from 59th Columbus circle to go home around 5:30pm. The guy in the video went completely out of control and threat to hurt another passenger before he turned to me. pic.twitter.com/emAdPERLm7
— Tessa (@tessanyformosa) August 11, 2020
