A man was arrested and charged with hate crimes last week in New York City after allegedly hurling slurs and spitting on a transgender journalist at a subway station.

Pablo Valle, a 26-year-old man from Queens, was arrested and charged with hate crimes for first-degree harassment and second-degree aggravated harassment for allegedly attacking the journalist, according to a report from CNN.

Serena Daniari, also 26, told CNN that she was waiting at the West 155th subway station in Manhattan on Jan. 24 when Valle allegedly approached her and started asking questions. She said that she couldn't hear him, removed her headphones and asked him to repeat himself, according to the report.

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Daniari claims that when Valle heard her voice he "got aggressive." The journalist has written for multiple online outlets, as well as CNN.

Daniari said that Valle and another woman allegedly called her anti-transgender slurs and spat on her before striking the phone out of her hand. She added that the two individuals allegedly made threats with a concealed firearm before leaving the area, according to the report.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) vowed to take action in response to the alleged attack, directing the New York State Police's Hate Crimes Task Force to help the investigation, according to the news outlet.

I'm directing the @NYSPolice Hate Crimes Task Force to assist in investigating this sickening attack.



On behalf of the NY family, I'm so sorry this happened, @serenajazmine​. We stand with you in love & respect and we will catch the cowards who did this & bring them to justice. https://t.co/HCOoNssNRf — Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) January 26, 2020

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"On behalf of the NY family, I'm so sorry this happened," Cuomo tweeted to Daniari. "We stand with you in love & respect, and we will catch the cowards who did this & bring them to justice."

After the alleged attack, the journalist said that she thinks that people have pre-conceived notions about transgender people.

"I think some people have misconceptions about trans people, that we're deceptive. But that couldn't be further from the truth," she said. "At the end of the day, we just want to commute to work and see our friends and family without the threat of violence. We're just like every other New Yorker."

Valle reportedly declined to comment to CNN and pleaded not guilty at his hearing on Friday. His next appearance is listed for Feb. 11, according to court records.