NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – Police released photos on Friday of a woman in connection with punching a woman after making anti-Asian statements toward her last month in Midtown Manhattan.
The attack happened on Jan. 16 at around 8 p.m. while on a southbound 1 train nearing the 59th Street–Columbus Circle subway station, police said.
The victim, a 54-year-old woman, was approached by an unidentified woman who made anti-Asian statements toward her, according to police.
The suspect then punched the victim in the head, police said.
The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
The suspect fled the 59th Street subway station on foot to an unknown location.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
