Lobby staff fired after attack on Asian American woman outside apartment building in New York City

The Brodsky Organization, which owns the building, had initially suspended the pair pending an investigation in conjunction with their union.

"The Brodsky Organization completed an inquiry into the response of the two doormen who were present inside the building at the time of this incident," the company said in a statement Tuesday.

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 32BJ, which represents the two employees, said it "did not play any role whatsoever" in the Brodsky Organization's decision to fire "both the doorman and concierge on duty during the heinous attack.".

The Brodsky Organization said it has been working with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community "to reach her family, as well as to determine how best to support the fight against anti-Asian hate crimes.".

"We are extremely distraught and shocked by this incident, and our hearts go out to the victim," the company said in its statement Tuesday.

He faces several charges, including assault as a hate crime and attempted assault as a hate crime, according to police

28, 2021, there were more than 3,795 hate incidents, including verbal harassment and physical assault, against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States that were reported to Stop AAPI Hate, a nonprofit organization that tracks such incidents