NYC jogger slugged, called anti-LGBTQ slur at Hudson River Park: cops
A woman was slugged by a hateful creep who hurled a homophobic comment at her as she jogged in Hudson River Park, cops said Monday.
The 52-year-old victim was in the waterfront park on West Street near West Houston Street around 8:30 a.m. when a man made an anti-LGBTQ comment toward her, authorities said.
He then struck her in the face, causing her to fall to the ground, police said.
She suffered minor cuts on her face, right knee and left hand, authorities said.
The suspect fled after the assault, heading north on West Street.
Police released surveillance photos of the suspected attacker late Sunday, showing him shirtless and with a black headband In two of the images and wearing a gray T-shirt in another picture. He is also seen wearing gray shorts and gray sneakers.
The NYPD described him as about 30 years old, with a light complexion, standing about 6-foot-2 and weighing around 210 pounds.
The NYPD on Monday also announced an arrest in another apparent anti-gay attack, in which a man tore down several LGBTQ Pride flags outside the historic Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village back on June 10, police said.
Patrick Murphy, 25, of Denver, Colorado, was charged with two counts of criminal mischief, one as a hate crime, authorities said.
He surrendered to authorities, joined by a lawyer, cops said.
Murphy was allegedly joined by two accomplices, who have not been caught.
Two similar incidents occurred on June 15 and June 18, when multiple transgender flags displayed on the fences surrounding the monument were ripped off and broken, cops said.
Police released photos of the still-at-large suspect in the June 15 incident, seen with curly brown hair, wearing a white T-shirt, gray sweatpants and white sneakers.
The vandalism took place during Pride Month, just weeks before the city’s Pride Parade that passes by the historic monument each year.
