NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police released surveillance footage on Monday of two men wanted in connection with a hate crime assault on the Lower East Side earlier this month.
The incident occurred at about 3:15 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 8, in front of 177 East Houston St.
According to officials, the suspects approached a 26-year-old man and made anti-immigration remarks before punching and slashing him in the arm.
The attackers then fled the scene in an unknown direction.
The victim was transported to NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue and is in stable condition.
The NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force is investigating the assault.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.