Overview
- The NYPD Hate Crime Task Force, which released surveillance images Tuesday, is asking riders for tips through Crime Stoppers as no arrest has been made.
- The victim, a 20-year-old woman, was attacked on the Ninth Avenue D-train platform on March 17 after the assailant made anti-Muslim remarks and smashed her phone.
- Police say the suspect has a light complexion and wore a black-and-white jacket, dark pants, and black shoes, and video shows him jumping a turnstile.
- Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the attack and told Muslim New Yorkers they are valued, while a CAIR researcher called the case deeply disturbing.
- Hate-crime reports have risen this year, with the local 66th Precinct up to five cases from two in 2025 and NYPD citywide bias incidents higher in early 2026 compared with last year.