Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Picture of woman who burnt a Pride flag on fire outside The Little Prince restaurant in SoHo was driving a Honda Cr-V.
New video shows the person police are searching for who they say lit a Pride flag on fire outside a SoHo restaurant.
The NYPD is investigating the incident as a hate crime.
The footage shows a white van pull up to The Little Prince restaurant on Prince Street at around 1:30 a.m. on Monday. Police say a woman gout out of the vehicle, took out a lighter and set the flag on fire.
The flames spread to an apartment building above, where Samira Qureshi lives. She saw the video for the first time and said, “Oh my gosh, crazy!” and added “I smelled smoke heard cops, firefighters.”
Qureshi said she and her neighbors had to evacuate. People in the area said they can’t believe it was an intentional act.
“It’s absolutely beyond belief someone would do that,” resident Andrew Corn said.
“I hope they find this woman and arrest her. It seems she should be tried for arson and hate crimes,” Lisa Corn added.
On Monday afternoon, a new Pride flag was raised. Residents say it shows the restaurant and neighborhood refuse to be intimidated.
“I’m gonna make sure we come and eat here, anything else we can do to show support,” Andrew Corn said.
State Attorney General Letitia James tweeted, “New York will not allow blatant acts of hate against our communities. Anyone with information about the individual that commited this crime should contact the NYPD immediately.”
Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.
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