it's not soho… it's the lower east side, near the essex stop. (those are the public bathrooms on allen st. in the background)

May I underline here that the bike messenger defeated his opponent SINGLE-HANDEDLY. If you look carefully, he is holding to his bike with his left hand the whole time… Isn't it levelling the playing field a little bit, while using a lock.
Maybe the guy's is just a big fan of Rambo's “U-lock justice” song? Check out the lyrics.
“for everytime i hear them say
get the fuck out of the way
i will defend my right of way
that heap of steel i'm gonna slay
i'll thrash you i'll bash you
i'll kick in your doors
break out your windows
and scratch your paint
apologize for oil wars
apologize for polluting my air
in some cases cars are ok
but when i'm on the street
you're all my enemies “

two douchebags on a hot day.

why are you assuming the the asian guy is not an asshole who picked a fight and had it coming to him?  in fact it looks like he threw the first punch.

awesome that you can get beat over the head multiple times in the middle of the day in the middle of the street in the middle of the city and no one will do a thing. other than document of course. come on, not even an “are you alright”?

Also, notice how the bitch-ass bike mess doesn't even attempt to fight like a man? He goes right for his lock, first thing. That proves he's a bitch…he's not even man enough to go at it with fists. Bitch with a capital B, no joke.

I hope that this douchebag realizes that bashing someone with a chunk of hardened steel carries a stiffer penalty than just popping someone with a fist. Hopefully, with this video the cops will get the prick.

That's how you fight in NYC? lol, He's hitting an unarmed man with a bike lock…I'm pretty sure that means he's the furthest thing from “tough”.

dude is really tough that he had to beat a middle aged asian man using that lock.

Damn! That's in SoHo….