The attacker first decked a 57-year-old Asian woman near Madison Avenue and East 30th Street in Manhattan before assaulting six more women.
A blond-haired man went on an apparent hate-crime spree in Manhattan earlier this week, assaulting seven Asian women over a two-hour span, cops said Wednesday, as they released video of the suspect.
The victim suffered swelling and redness to the left side of her face and a cut on her lip. She went to Mt. Sinai Hospital for treatment and the suspect fled on foot. This time, he hit a 21-year-old woman in the face with a closed fist, cops said. She suffered a cut to her lip.Five minutes later, at 6:50 p.m., he hit a 25-year-old woman in the face with a closed fist at Irving Place and East 17th Street in Gramercy, cops said. She also suffered a cut on her lip.He attacked again at 7:05 p.m. when he elbowed a 19-year-old woman in the face nearby at Union Square East and East 17th Street, according to cops. She also suffered a cut lip.
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