The Bronx intersection where two suspects allegedly physically attacked an individual and voiced anti-LGBTQ remarks.
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A 29-year-old man was arrested and hit with multiple hate crime-related charges on Oct. 5 in connection with an alleged anti-LGBTQ assault in the Bronx in late June.
Anthony Reyes, of the Bronx, was charged with two counts of assault as a hate crime, two counts of menacing as a hate crime, and an additional assault charge more than three months after he and one other individual allegedly attacked a 43-year-old man at the intersection of Elliot Place and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx.
Police said Reyes was arrested at around 11:40 a.m. within the same area of the alleged attack.
The other individual who allegedly carried out the attack with Reyes has not yet been arrested, an NYPD spokesperson told Gay City News on Oct. 5.
Around 7:30 p.m. on June 25 — three days before the NYC Pride March — the two alleged assailants approached the victim, voiced anti-LGBTQIA+ remarks, pushed him, and punched and kicked his body, according to police. They then hit the victim in the head with a “blunt object” and took off on foot, leaving the victim with serious physical injuries, according to authorities.
The victim was transported to NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital following the attack.