- According to the NYPD Hate Crimes Twitter, five people approached the man around 10:30 p.m. near 31st St. and Fifth Ave in Manhattan’s Koreatown.
- The New York Daily News reported that one of the perpetrators confronted the victim asking, “What are you doing here, Asian?”
- Three members of the group then allegedly began physically assaulting the victim with their fists and wooden sticks.
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- New York City established a permanent Asian Hate Crimes Task Force in September 2020 to document and address incidents in response to a spike in reported cases that year, a trend that has continued into 2021.