Home / National News / New York man charged with hate crimes in series of attacks against women on subway New York man charged with hate crimes in series of attacks against women on subway Ben185/iStock By JULIA JACOBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A New York man has been charged with hate crimes over a series of attacks on women. Since August, Brooklyn resident Khari Covington, 29, has been accused of attacking nine different women — seven of whom were on the subway, according to the NYPD. The attacks occurred in the East Williamsburg neighborhood, close to the homeless shelter where he lives, police said.