NYPD Investigates Beating of Alan Williams as Hate Crime

by Rachel Sterne    May 17, 2009

The New York Police Department continues to investigate the potentially fatal beating of Alan Williams, 50, who is now in a medically induced coma at St. Vincent's Hospital, according to the Daily News.

Williams was allegedly attacked by four men at 2 AM as he tried to hail a cab outside the Riviera Cafe on Christopher Street and 7th Avenue in the West Village.  Williams is believed to be gay, and the beating is being investigated as a hate crime.

The Daily News reported that one of the assailants boasted, "I got him good," after the attack.

Larges stretches of the busy West Village neighborhood, which has a strong, historic gay community, appear to be roped off for the police investigation, as seen in photos below.

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