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Man faces hate crime charge after Asian woman attacked in New York Citys Chinatown Ndea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY Hate crimes bill: President Biden signs legislation to fight Asian American discrimination Replay Video UP NEXT A man was arrested after an attack against an Asian woman outside a New York City restaurant on Memorial Day. Alexander Wright, 48, was charged with assault, assault as a hate crime and criminal possession of a controlled substance after the unprovoked att...

Violence against Asian Americans and Asians has grown despite increased national attention and political action against anti-Asian hate, experts say.

NYPD recommends hate crime charge against man accused of assaulting Asian woman in Chinatown elisfkc2 / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 The New York Police Department recommended a hate crime charge against a man who punched a 55-year-old Asian woman in an unprovoked attack in Chinatown on Monday night, the NYPD said in a release. The unnamed victim was taken to a local hospital in stable condition, police said. Alexander Wright, 48, was taken into custody and charged with assault as a hate crime, assa...

Homeless man charged in Chinatown sucker punch of Asian woman has 17 prior arrests

Race hate attacker, 48, is arrested after sucker punching Asian woman, 55, in the face in NYCs Chinatown Police arrested Alexander Wright, 48, shortly after the unprovoked attack; he has now been charged with a hate crime Asian woman, 55, was sucker-punched as she walked through Manhattans Chinatown on Monday afternoon Surveillance video showed the victim falling to the ground due to the force of the punch; she was rushed to hospital for treatment  Video of the attack went viral on social medi...

Monday evening's attack unfolded outside a restaurant in Manhattan's Chinatown

Alexander Wright, who lives in a shelter on Wards Island, was nabbed right after he walloped the 55-year-old victim in the face on Bayard St. near Mott St. about 6:15 p.m. Monday, cops said.

Study found 149 per cent increase in crimes against Asians in first quarter of 2020 compared to 2019

Disturbing video shows the suspect punch the victim in the face so hard she falls to the ground.

Asian-American woman punched on New York City sidewalk in attack caught on camera By Caitlin OKane Communities combat anti-Asian hate crimes Another violent attack on an Asian-American was caught on camera in New York City on Monday. Video shows a man walk up to an Asian-American woman and sucker-punch her in broad daylight in the citys Chinatown neighborhood.  The suspect has been arrested and charged with assault as a hate crime and other counts, CBS New York reports. Inv...