Asian couple attacked, NYPD searches for man on bicycle in Flatiron District
FLATIRON DISTRICT, Manhattan (WABC) -- Police are searching for the suspect in an anti-Asian attack in Manhattan.
Video released overnight shows the man police want to find.
He's accused of yelling anti-Asian statements at a couple on Broadway in the Flatiron District Wednesday night.
Police say that's when he hit a 29-year-old man with his bike and tried to hit him with a backpack before taking off.
Neither victim was seriously hurt.
The attacker is described as black/Hispanic, in his 30s, 5'8"-5'11 tall, 210-230lbs, with shoulder-length braids. He was wearing a white tank top, and black pants.
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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