LOWER MANHATTAN — An attacker hit a 28-year-old man with a pipe in Lower Manhattan on Saturday night, police said.
The assault happened on Broadway near Cortlandt Street around 8:30 p.m. after the attacker hurled a racial slur at the victim.
“F—k you, Mexican,” the attacker said, according to police.
The incident is being investigated as a hate crime, an NYPD official said Sunday.
The victim suffered a large laceration to his head and was taken to area hospital for treatment, police said.
As of Sunday night, no arrests had been made.
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