NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Police are searching for two men in a pair of suspected anti-Asian hate crimes in Queens and Manhattan this month.
The NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force released images of the suspects Thursday as it investigates the incidents, which happened a week apart in Flushing and Chelsea. There’s no indication they’re connected.
In Flushing, a 62-year-old man was at a Mobil gas station at Northern Boulevard and 147th Street on the morning of July 5 when he was approached by another man, who made anti-Asian remarks and bumped the victim's shoulder, police said.
A week later on the morning of July 12, a 57-year-old woman was outside the Western Beef Supermarket on W. 16th Street in Chelsea when a man came up, made anti-Asian statements and kicked her in the hip, according to police.
No serious injuries were reported.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
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