A father and son walking out of a grocery store kosher Staten Island were shot by a BB gun in a drive-by Sunday afternoon, police were investigating the incident as a possible hate crime. Authorities said the 32-year-old father was shot in the chest and the 7-year-old boy was shot in the ear after stepping … Read more
AFP extension ANNOUNCEMENTS•yesterday, 11.16pm The area around Club Q in Colorado Springs has been cordoned off with yellow police tape. The clothes are scattered on the asphalt, some with traces of blood. A memorial spot has been set up just outside the tapes, a cardboard sign reads “love over hateThe mourners fall into each other’s … Read more
What to know A Yonkers man pleaded guilty to committing a violent hate crime in connection with an attack in which he punched a 67-year-old Asian woman more than 100 times, repeatedly stepping on her upper body while casting racial epithets. against the woman. prosecutors say. Tammel Esco, 42, pleaded guilty to first degree assault … Read more
NEW YORK — Two teenagers have been arrested and charged with hate crimes related to an attack on a Jewish man in Brooklyn, according to police. Police said in May that a man approached the 18-year-old victim wearing traditional Jewish garb near the corner of East 18th Street and Avenue M in Midwood and demanded … Read more
The late-night arson suspect fled after setting fire to a book and piece of cloth and throwing them out the front door of a Manhattan synagogue, New York City Police said. The incident is now under investigation as a hate crime, authorities said Friday. The incident occurred around 1:30 am the day before at the … Read more
What you should know Police are searching for a man who was seen on video yelling anti-gay slurs during an apparent attack on the subway. The incident occurred on March 19 just before 2:30 p.m., police said. A 22-year-old man was on a northbound A line train approaching the 190th Street station in Washington Heights. … Read more