Hate Attack at Columbus Circle

Straphanger Assaulted at 59th Street

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with an assault and a possible hate crime in the Columbus Cirlce subway station. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with an assault and a possible hate crime in the  Columbus Cirlce subway station. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Manhattan Voice

September 6, 2024


MANHATTAN - Cops are looking for a man who slugged a straphanger on a train at Columbus Circle while spouting hate.


At around 4:45 pm on August 17, a 29-year-old man was riding a northbound A Train. Cops said a man walked up to the straphanger and began yelling “derogatory anti-LGBTQ remarks.”


Then the man spouting hate punched the straphanger in the face. 


When the train pulled into the 59th Street and Columbus Circle station, the attacker ran out of the subway car.


The victim suffered pain to his face and back and sought medical attention. Cops said he went to NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center for treatment.


The case is being investigated by the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force.


The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect taken from inside the subway station.


The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion and slim build. He was last seen wearing a purple bucket hat, a black tank top, black pants, and purple, black, and white sneakers. He was also wearing sunglasses and carrying a black plastic bag.

 

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.

Location: Columbus Cir, New York, NY, USA

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