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A Video Shows A Man Suddenly Hitting An Asian Woman In NYC's Chinatown

A video shows a man raising his arm to hit a woman passing by on the sidewalk. Police said the man was charged with assault as a hate crime, assault and criminal possession of a controlled substance.
Security camera footage tweeted by New York State Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou shows a man attacking a woman of Asian descent on a New York City sidewalk.

A man has been arrested after an unprovoked attack on a woman of Asian descent on Monday in New York City's Chinatown.

The incident was on Twitter by New York State Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou, who

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