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Random Race Attack The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a racial assault near Bryant Park. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Manhattan Voice November 1, 2024 Follow @x MANHATTAN - Cops are looking for a suspect in a racial beat down across from Bryant Park in broad daylight.  At around noon on October 12, a 23-year-old man was walking in the vicinity of Avenue of Americas and West 40 th  Street across from Bryant Park. Cops said a man walked up to him on the street and began making racial slurs. The suspect then unloaded on the victim.  Cops said the attacker repeatedly punched the victim in the face before fleeing on 40th Street. The victim refused medical treatment at the scene.  The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect. He is described as a male with a dark complexion, medium build and facial hair. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black pants and black and white sneakers.  Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to

Residents at one of the city’s largest migrant shelters spoke to living with a “state of uncertainty” as Trump rails against immigrants. By Gwynne Hogan NEW YORK - As former president Donald Trump rails against a supposed “migrant invasion” and vows the “ largest deportation effort in American history ” if he returns to the White House, the message is shaking migrants who have already made it to New York City. That includes residents at the sprawling complex in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, that serves as one of the city’s largest migrant shelters.  Large WhatsApp chat groups for recent arrivals have been alight in recent days with concerned speculation about what their lives in this country might look like in a Trump presidency. And shelter several residents who spoke with THE CITY on a recent afternoon said they, like many New Yorkers, are anxiously awaiting the results of the Nov. 5 presidential race.  “We understand he’ll be a menace for migrants, for people who’ve just