A 58-year-old man who repeatedly called a black woman a 'monkey' during a vile rant on the Long Island Rail Road has been charged with a hate crime.

Edward Ruggiero, from Long Island, was caught on camera racially abusing passenger Soraya Orelien, telling her to 'shut the f*** up, you f****** loudmouthed monkey m***********' .

He launched his explosive rant on the 25-year-old after claiming she was talking too loudly.

Edward Ruggiero, from Long Island, was caught on camera racially abusing a female passenger

Soraya Orelien, 25, was the victim of a shocking racist tirade on the LIRR last month

When another young black woman came to Orelien's defense, Ruggiero said: 'I can't listen to your f****** black a** no more. You f****** loudmouthed b****.

'At least I got a f****** mother. Do you know who your mother is? You don't know who your mother or your father is because you're a f****** monkey, that's why.'

Ruggiero was charged with a hate crime and is being held pending arraignment in Queens Criminal Court, the Queens DA said.

He was charged with third-degree menacing as a hate crime and second-degree aggravated harassment, the New York Post reports.

Orelien said she felt 'disgusting' when the man was screaming at her and wants him to be punished

During his shocking tirade, Ruggiero said: 'At least I got a f****** mother. Do you know who your mother is? You don't know because you're a f****** monkey, that's why'

He could face up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.

'The bigotry and hatred that the defendant is accused of manifesting and acting upon have no place in a civilized society – especially in Queens County, the most culturally diverse county in the nation,' Queens DA Richard Brown said in a statement.

'No one should be subjected to the vile words and intimidating actions the defendant is accused of tormenting the victim with.

'Crimes of hate will never be tolerated here and when they do, regrettably occur, those responsible will be brought to justice.'

Miss Orelien was headed home to Lynbrook after going to classes at her Manhattan college.