The NYPD released surveillance photos of a man who they say followed the 23-year-old woman on 6th Avenue and 26th Street just before noon on Monday.
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He then kicked her in her back and thigh, yelled anti-Asian statements, and threatened her.
When someone tried to help the woman, the suspect said he had a knife and wasn't afraid to use it.
He ran away eastbound on West 26th Street. The victim was not seriously injured.
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The Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating.
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).
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