UPPER MANHATTAN (WABC) -- The NYPD is investigating a hate crime targeting a transgender woman in Upper Manhattan.
Investigators say a man made transphobic remarks and spit on the victim, then slapped her on Friday night at the West 155th Street subway station. Police are searching for two suspects.
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Mayor de Blasio responded to a tweet from the victim, apologizing to her on behalf of the city, and adding that transgender and non-binary New Yorkers deserve to travel in their city without fear.
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