A New York City man, notorious for his lengthy criminal record of over 50 arrests, is now facing fresh charges following a series of alleged anti-Asian assaults. The latest incident involves a subway rider who was reportedly sucker-punched and thrown onto the train tracks in a terrifying spree of violence.
The suspect, identified as 33-year-old Clive Porter, allegedly assaulted a 45-year-old man at the Bowery and Delancey Street station in Lower Manhattan. The incident occurred around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, as reported by The New York Post. Porter is said to have struck the victim in the face, causing him to fall onto the tracks. Just before fleeing the scene, Porter reportedly hurled a racial slur, targeting the victim’s Asian heritage.
Fortunately, the victim managed to climb back onto the platform and was treated for a swollen eye, a testament to his resilience amidst such a shocking attack. Porter now faces charges of assault as a hate crime, reckless endangerment, and harassment.
The New York Police Department swiftly responded to the scene. “Officers conducted a canvass of the area with the victim and took an individual into custody without further incident,” an NYPD spokesperson shared in a statement to Fox News Digital. After his arrest, authorities linked Porter to four additional assaults that occurred earlier that day, which further paints a grim picture of the day’s events.
“Officers conducted a canvass of the area with the victim and took an individual into custody without further incident,” an NYPD spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
After being taken into custody, authorities connected Porter to four other attacks earlier in the day, according to The Post.
Porter’s string of violence began when he allegedly punched a 72-year-old man in the face — breaking his nose — at around 9:40 a.m. in the Lower East Side, The Post reported.
Just two minutes later, Porter allegedly approached a 33-year-old Asian man on Canal Street and punched him in the head, causing him to fall to the ground.
Clive Porter is accused of sucker punching a stranger inside the Bowery and Delancey Street subway station in Lower Manhattan, causing the victim to fall onto the subway tracks in New York City on Oct. 29, 2025, according to The New York Post. (Google Maps)
He is then accused of pick-pocketing an elderly Asian woman, according to The Post. Porter then allegedly turned his sights on another elderly woman, whom he assaulted at Forsyth Street and East Broadway.
Stemming from the string of alleged attacks, Porter is charged with assault as a hate crime, reckless endangerment and harassment, according to The Post.
However, Wednesday’s arrest is not Porter’s first brush with the law – he boasts a sweeping criminal history with 61 felonies, 24 misdemeanors and one violation, the outlet reported.
Clive Porter reportedly had 86 prior arrests before he was taken into custody on alleged hate crime charges following a violent crime spree throughout Lower Manhattan earlier this week, according to The New York Post. (Luiz C. Ribeiro/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
He was reportedly granted supervised release after allegedly punching a man in the face and threatening him with a knife in midtown Manhattan earlier this month, with prosecutors conceding the misdemeanor assault charge is not bail-eligible.
On the same day, police reportedly allege Porter threatened another man at knifepoint in the city’s iconic Times Square. He was also granted supervised release on the non-bail-eligible charges, The Post reported.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
