Asian Woman Beaten With Cane by Attacker on Subway in New York City

An Asian woman was beaten with a cane by an attacker after exiting the subway in New York City last month.

A spokesperson for the New York Police Department told Newsweek that the incident occurred on May 12 at around 6:45 a.m. in the station at Broadway and West 116 Street. The incident occurred within the NYPD's 26th Precinct.

According to police, the 23-year-old woman exited the northbound 1 train and passed an "unknown individual." While she was passing the man, he swung his cane at her, striking her several times on the head and hip.

The man then fled the scene on the northbound 1 train. The New York Daily News reported that the suspect maintained eye contact with the woman until the subway doors closed.

According to police, the woman had pain and swelling from the cane attack but refused medical attention.

Police described the suspected attacker as a male, approximately 60 years old with "dark complexion." Police said that the man is roughly 5'4" tall and weighs around 150 pounds, with "medium build, brown eyes, close cut salt and pepper hair, mustache and a goatee."

According to police, the man was last seen wearing a dark-colored jacket, dark-colored sweatpants and white sneakers and was holding a walking cane.

"The NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating," the NYPD spokesperson told Newsweek.

The NYPD also released pictures of the suspected attacker on Twitter. In the tweets, the NYPD asked the community for help identifying the suspect and offered a reward of up to $3,500.

Over the past several months, New York City has experienced a wave of crimes against Asian Americans.

Earlier this week, New York state Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou posted a video of an Asian woman being attacked in Chinatown.

In the video, the 55-year-old woman can be seen walking near a restaurant's outdoor dining area when a man walks up and punches her in the face. According to the New York Post, the woman was transported to New York-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital in stable condition.

NBC News reported that the suspect was identified as 48-year-old Alexander Wright of Manhattan. He was charged with one count of assault as a hate crime, assault and criminal possession of a controlled substance in connection with the "unprovoked" attack, according to NBC News.

"This was just sent to me from my constituent. This just happened in my district in Chinatown. He has been arrested and our precinct is investigating," Yuh-Line Niou wrote in a tweet with the video of the incident.