Man spat on in anti-Semitic incident on Upper East Side, police say

UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) – Police are searching for a man accused of making anti-Semitic remarks and spitting on a man on the Upper East Side in July, NYPD officials said.

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A 65-year-old man was walking near Fifth Avenue and East 68th Street around 5 p.m. on July 27 when a man approached him and began making anti-Semitic remarks. According to police, the man also ripped off the victim's face mask and spat in his face.

NYPD officials said their hate crimes task force was investigating.

Provide police with information by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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