UPPER WEST SIDE — Police released new surveillance photos Friday of two robbers wanted for yelling an anti-white slur while hitting a man in the face with a skateboard, the NYPD said.
The 61-year-old man and 54-year-old woman were walking near West End Avenue between West 76th and 77th streets on Nov. 18 when two men approached them and screamed, ‘You f-----g cracker," police said.
One of the suspects then hit the man in the face with a skateboard and pushed the woman to the ground, the NYPD said.
The pair took the man’s jacket and fled in an unknown direction.
The victims were taken to St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital for treatment.
Police described one of the suspects as standing 5-foot-10 and last seen wearing dark clothing, a black helmet and holding a skateboard.
The other suspect was described as standing 6-foot-4 and possibly sporting a pink mohawk. He was last seen wearing dark clothing, police said.
Officials are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime, police said Friday.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD Crime Stopper’s Hotline at 800-577-TIPS submit their tips online.
