Anti-Asian bigot shoves woman to the ground in NYC’s Herald Square

A woman was pushed to the ground by a stranger who called her a “stupid Asian b—h” near Herald Square, cops said Tuesday while releasing photos of the suspected bigot.

The hateful creep approached the 56-year-old victim from behind at West 33rd Street and Sixth Avenue around 3:15 p.m. Dec. 31 and shoved her “without any prior conversation or provocation,” according to police.

“Stupid Asian b—h,” the attacker muttered. “Do you want another one?”

The maniac then fled in an unknown direction, cops said.

The woman suffered a minor injury to her arm but refused medical attention.

The attacker was described as an adult male with a light complexion, who stands about 5-foot-6 and has and “a large build,” cops said. He also has short dark hair and a full beard.

Police released surveillance photos of the suspect obtained from the vicinity of the incident. He was last seen wearing a red hooded sweatshirt with white lettering on the back, camouflaged sweatpants and black sneakers, cops said.

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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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