‘You are Jewish,’ man says to woman he punched on New York subway

An unknown man assaulted an unnamed woman at the 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue subway station in New York City for a reason he made unmistakably clear.

“You are Jewish,” he reportedly said to the 29-year-old after punching her in the face and then fleeing. The attack was reportedly unprovoked.

The New York City Police Department has released two images of the suspect showing a man with light-brown skin and a beard wearing a dark-green head covering. He also wore a black vest with a green shirt, and in one photo appeared holding his hands up in a surrender posture.

The woman was treated for minor injuries. NYPD’s hate-crimes unit is investigating the incident.

It has not yet been confirmed if the victim actually is Jewish.