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A woman whom police identified as Anna Lushchinskaya, 40, has been arrested for kicking and hitting Michelle Tung, 24, with her keys and umbrella on Manhattan-bound D train. Ms Lushchinskaya, a lawyer with a law firm in Sheepshead Bay, is heard screaming f*** off repeatedly, and is seen hitting and kicking other subway riders attempting to stop her from hitting the Ms Tung.
The argument began after Ms Lushchinskaya bumped into Ms Tung on the train. It escalated into a physical altercation after Ms Lushchinskaya spat on Ms Tung and used an anti-Asian slur. Other video footage shows Ms Lushchinskaya hurling racist taunts at another passenger, identified as Juan Ayala, who confronted the woman about her attack on Ms Tung.
What are you, her attorney? You piece of shit, ****ing Mohamed Atta, Ms Lushchinskaya said, referencing one of the 9/11 hijackers. What? Im Dominican, the man retorted. Ms Lushchinskaya then hits Mr Ayalas phone out of his hand. Mr Ayala then tackles Ms Lushchinskaya to the ground and restrained her, until the NYPD arrived.
The 40-year-old Brooklyn woman was charged with menacing in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon, attempted assault, menacing, and harassment. Ms Lushchinskaya has a history of disturbing behaviour on the New York City subway. In June, the 40-year-old attorney unleashed pepper spray in a train car full of people.
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yardwork
(61,418 posts)This little princess should stay off the subway.
If it's real, that Louis Vuitton tote she's carrying retails at well over a thousand dollars.
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(53,475 posts)kimbutgar
(20,882 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)LakeSuperiorView
(1,533 posts)FWIW...
Initech
(99,915 posts)renegade000
(2,301 posts)Occam's Razor explanation (most likely): She's racist and mentally unwell so she can't control herself....
Tinfoil hat explanation: She's been tasked to try to create some viral racial incident. The Russian internet trolls can selectively edit out all her nasty provocations and simply promote a video in which some blonde women is getting accosted by a bunch of angry non-white people (which fortunately didn't occur because of the restraint and normalcy of everyone else in the car).