NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The NYPD arrested a man Thursday night accused of striking a woman with his bicycle’s handlebars then hurling anti-Asian remarks at her inside a Manhattan subway station over the weekend.
Police announced the arrest of Raymond Bennet, 46, of Manhattan, on assault as a hate crime and criminal possession of a weapon charges.
According to officials, the incident happened on Saturday at about 6:30 p.m. inside the 116th Street Station in Harlem as a 53-year-old woman was walking on the platform.
Police said the suspect struck the victim from behind.
The man then made anti-Asian slurs after she asked him why he struck her, authorities said.
The victim was treated privately for lower back injuries, officials said. She told WABC that her attacker laughed and said "I got you good" before uttering the slurs.
She said that she had just gotten off work as a nurse and hasn't been able to work since.