On Wednesday, April 17, at 12:28 p.m., NYU Campus Safety received a report from the NYPD of an assault/hate crime that occurred earlier in the morning at about 10:36 a.m. on the south sidewalk of Washington Square North between 5th Avenue and Washington Square West in Manhattan.
The victim, an NYU administrator, was walking westbound on Washington Square North, when an unknown person walked up to them and punched the right side of their face without any provocation or words being exchanged. The suspect then fled east towards University Place.
Description of Reported Offender: The suspect was described as male-presenting, 5'6" to 5'7", with a slim build and dark complexion, wearing a gray hoodie sweatshirt (hood up), grey sweatpants, and black sneakers.
A report was filed with the NYPD and they are investigating this incident as a hate crime (that might be tied to reports of a series of similar unprovoked attacks on women that Campus Safety communicated about in late March). If you have any additional information about this incident, please contact NYU Campus Safety at (212) 998-2222.
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