Justin Marino — attorney for the the Citi Bike physician assistant, Sarah Comrie — describes how his client has dedicated her life to working in one of America’s poorest communities, and holds the media to account for hyping a story that would have gone unnoticed had everyone in the disagreement been the same color.

NYC hospital ‘Karen’ paid for Citi Bike at center of viral fight with black man: lawyer https://t.co/VZ07f7iW7t pic.twitter.com/IuHBgJ8GTr

— New York Post (@nypost) May 18, 2023

“She’s been called a racist. She’s been called a thief. There are reasons defamation laws exist, and we plan to pursue that.”

Lawyer for woman at the center of viral Citi Bike video is planning to sue the media. pic.twitter.com/ZLUB8ehKwx

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 19, 2023