Hate Crime Attack on Canal Street

Police are searching for this man in a hate crime assault.


By Dan Gesslein

Manhattan Voice

December 21, 2022


MANHATTAN - The NYPD is investigating a possible hate crime attack on Canal Street. Police released surveillance video of the suspect who could be homeless. 


At around 7:45 pm on December 12, a 24-year-old man was walking down Canal Street and Broadway when a man in a baseball cap ran up to him. He punched the man in the face and shouted anti-gay statements, cops said. 




The suspect then fled on foot in an unknown direction. 


The victim refused medical attention at the scene. 



The NYPD’s Hate Crime task force is investigating the assault as a possible hate crime. 


The video released by police shows a disheveled man walking with what looks like a blanket and bedding. Police would not comment on whether the suspect was homeless or not. 





Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls are strictly confidential.

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