A New York Times reporter is facing blowback after an article in which he accused white women of racism for not yielding to him on city sidewalks.

Greg Howard, a writer for the Sunday Metropolitan Section, in a Wednesday essay titled Was That Racist?, said white women in particular will not make space for him when he's walking down the street

He also added that there are times when he's had to step off the sidewalk and into the road, making him 'feel small'.

New York Times reporter Greg Howard (pictured) received blowback for writing in an essay on Wednesday that white women in particular will not make space for him when he's walking down the street, sometimes forcing him to step off the sidewalk

'In seven years of living and walking here, I've found that most people walk courteously - but that white women, at least when I'm in their path, do not,' Howard wrote.

'Why only and specifically white women? Do they refuse to acknowledge me because they've been taught that they should fear black men, and that any acknowledgment of black men can invite danger?'

Dan Gainor, vice president for business and culture at the Media Research Center, said Howard was indicating a clear bias.

'Can you imagine The New York Times running an essay where a white woman complains about how African-American men are rude and then blames it on race?' he told Fox News.

'The paper and the author would be skewered. The left's new default is that white people are doing wrong at every turn - even walking down the street.'

Criticism on social media over the piece came swiftly and primarily from conservatives.

Criticism came swiftly, mostly from conservatives, who accused the writer of having a clear bias and noting that chaos would have ensued had the races been reversed (file image)

Actor James Woods tweeted: 'People in general seem oblivious to common courtesy these days.'

'A gentleman wld [sic] let women have right of way not play victim,' wrote singer and songwriter Joy Villa.

Even Breitbart reporter Adam Shaw got in on the action, sharing a screenshot of part of the essay and writing: "The @nytimes was OK with one of their reporters publishing this diatribe about "white women".'