- The man sitting across from her began “spewing random racist crap” while pointing his finger in her face, she described.
- The woman verbally defended herself and told him to leave, reported NBC New York.
- However, the man became more aggressive and moved in closer.
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- The unidentified man shouted at the suspect and ran up to scare him away from the woman before anything more could happen. She said she was “very thankful for him.”
- “It was kind of a surprise but kind of not, all at once,” she said, sharing it was the first time she was involved in an anti-Asian incident.
- Earlier this month, an elderly Filipino woman was punched and kicked in broad daylight outside an apartment building in an anti-Asian attack. Surveillance video showed that the staff inside shut the door on her while she was on the ground.
- Concerned AsAm Citizens of NYC (CAAC NYC) protested and shared information with subway passengers about anti-Asian violence on the transportation system on Wednesday just a day before the incident occurred.
- NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is still looking for the suspect, who is wanted for aggravated harassment.