Man mumbles anti-Asian comment, gestures to punch woman in NYC: cops

A man mumbled an anti-Asian comment to a woman before making a threatening gesture in Lower Manhattan earlier this month, cops said Thursday. 

The 47-year-old victim was walking at the corner of Desbrosses and Hudson streets in Tribeca around 9:30 a.m. April 1 when the stranger approached her and muttered something inaudible, including the word “Asian” — before raising his fist as if to punch her and standing in an aggressive manner, authorities said.  The victim feared for her safety, police said.