Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
News
Woman Attacked In Anti-Gay Assault At Midtown East Restaurant
By
Jen Chung
Published Sep 17, 2015
Modified Sep 17, 2015
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
Google Maps
By
Jen Chung
Published Sep 17, 2015
Modified Sep 17, 2015
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Three people are wanted for allegedly yelling anti-gay slurs and then assaulting a woman who was having dinner at a Korean restaurant in Manhattan.
According to NYPD, the incident occurred on Saturday, September 12, before 1 a.m. at Barkogi restaurant (957 Second Avenue): A 27-year-old woman was having dinner with her mother "when three unknown suspects, sitting at a table behind the victim started yelling obscenities and anti-gay slurs. The suspects threw the victim to the ground then began dragging her by her legs injuring her knees, before fleeing the scene."
Responding officers found the victim with cuts and bruises to her knees. She was taken to NYU Hospital with minor injuries.
The NYPD's Hate Crime Task Force is investigating the incident. Police also released surveillance video of the three suspects after the attack. They are described as:
Suspect #1: A man in his mid-40's, approximately 5'8" tall, weighing 180 lbs., balding with a beard. He was last seen wearing a long sleeve shirt and jeans—and casually smoking a cigarette.
Suspect #2: A woman in her mid-30's, approximately 5'7" tall, weighing 130 lbs., dirty blonde hair. She was last seen wearing light colored shirt, black pants and light colored high heel boots.
Suspect #3: A woman in her mid-30's, approximately 5'7" tall, weighing 120 lbs., with long wavy black hair. She was last seen wearing a white tank top, black pants and black high heel boots.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
Tagged
anti-gay assault
barkogi
hate crime
midtown
Jen Chung
Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE news
Deer are all over New Jersey roads looking for sex, state officials warn
Mid-October through mid-December is deer mating season, which can be a danger to drivers as the sex-seeking creatures cross roadways throughout the Garden State.
By
Rosemary Misdary
Published Oct 16, 2026
Man messaged 'I got straight poison' before giving NYC college students fentanyl, feds say
A transcript from an April court hearing sheds new light on what transpired at Fashion Institute of Technology.
By
Samantha Max
News
Man messaged 'I got straight poison' before giving NYC college students fentanyl, feds say
A transcript from an April court hearing sheds new light on what transpired at Fashion Institute of Technology.
By
Samantha Max
Inside the plan to fix the nearly collapsed Pfizer Building, 1/64th of an inch at a time
By
David Brand
School bus carrying autistic students got lost in Brooklyn for 4 hours last year
By
Jessica Gould
NYC’s bridges can last 'forever,' if we take care of them
By
Clayton Guse
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .