Oct. 22, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld
Police are searching for an unidentified woman who kicked and hurled racial epithets at another straphanger while riding a 7 train in Queens on Friday.
Oct. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry A Manhattan man was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 19, and charged with hate crime assault for the Oct. 15 bias attack on a 19-year-old member of the Sikh faith on board an MTA shuttle bus in South Richmond Hill. Christopher Philippeaux, 26, of Park Avenue in East Harlem, was…
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Oct. 16, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Unit is investigating an assault that occurred Sunday on board an MTA shuttle bus in South Richmond Hill after a young rider was allegedly attacked for wearing a turban and a face mask, according to authorities. The 106th Precinct reported that the bias crime went…
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Sept. 28, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan The U.S Commission on Civil Rights released a first of its kind report examining anti-Asian racism trends and the federal government’s role on Sept. 26. Long-time civil rights attorney and Jackson Heights resident Glenn Magpantay was appointed to the eight-person commission, which compiled the report, by U.S. Rep. Grace… Read more »
Sept. 8, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police in the 115th Precinct are looking for a group of five suspects wanted for attacking a man in an alleged LGBTQIA+ hate crime assault in Jackson Heights last month. The alleged beating took place in front of Los Chuzos y Algo Mas, a Colombian restaurant located at 79-01… Read more »
Apr. 29, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police from the 101st Precinct and the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force are searching for the man who spray painted an anti-Asian statement on the front gate of a wine and liquor store in Far Rockaway on April 19. Authorities say that the male suspect exited the A train…
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Mar. 24, 2023 By Bill Parry A young Corona man was criminally charged with assault as a hate crime for an attack on a Jewish man in Flushing Meadows Corona Park last month, according to the Queens District Attorney’s office. The 16-year-old, from 104th Street, was arraigned before Queens Criminal Court Judge Bruna Dibiase March…
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Mar. 23, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the crook behind a recent spate of antisemitic vandalism in Forest Hills and Rego Park — which included the etching of a swastika into the front of an NYPD precinct — over a five-day span earlier this month. The suspect, who is wanted in six…
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March 13, 2023 By Michael Dorgan and Paul Frangipane Several Queens elected officials held a rally in Corona Friday, March 10, condemning an alleged anti-Asian beat down of a woman and her son that took place earlier this month — and hate crimes in general. The rally was held at Corona Plaza, which is situated… Read more »
March 9, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a group of suspects who allegedly carried out a homophobic and racist attack on a man riding a 7 train in Woodside last month. The four suspects approached the 47-year-old victim — on a northbound train at the 61st Street-Woodside subway station on Feb. 17… Read more »