The case stems from an encounter at a Staten Island store where the former mayor was appearing on behalf of his son, a Republican candidate for governor. Source: New York Times
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Rudy Giuliani Struck While Campaigning on Staten Island
By Gotham Rex on June 26, 2022
Mr. Giuliani, who was campaigning for his son, Andrew, a Republican candidate for governor, said a man who hit him in the back said, “You’re going to kill women.” Source: New York Times
How a #MeToo Case Collapsed in the Tattoo Industry
By Gotham Rex on May 4, 2022
Isaiah “Toothtaker” Camacho was a star in the underground tattoo industry, even as sexual assault accusations against him piled up. Source: New York Times
Antisemitic Attacks in New York Are at Highest Level in Decades
By Gotham Rex on April 26, 2022
Last year there were 51 assaults across the state, a record since the Anti-Defamation League began compiling such data in 1979. Source: New York Times
Man Charged With Hate Crimes After Violent Attacks on Four Jews
By Gotham Rex on April 20, 2022
The episode, which included a carjacking, took place in and around Lakewood, N.J., which has a significant Orthodox Jewish community. Source: New York Times
A Violent Death That Ended a Love Story
By Gotham Rex on April 19, 2022
GuiYing Ma was attacked while sweeping a sidewalk in Queens, during a time of rising crime against Asian Americans. Source: New York Times
A Daring Dream and a Lifelong Love, Dashed in a Moment of Violence
By Gotham Rex on April 19, 2022
GuiYing Ma built a modest life of service in New York until a shocking attack tore her from her devoted husband. Source: New York Times
Three Sikhs Were Attacked on the Same N.Y.C. Block
By Gotham Rex on April 16, 2022
Residents are fearful in a quiet Queens neighborhood, where younger Sikhs have begun to escort their elders to the temple. Source: New York Times
Suspect in Broadway Singing Coach’s Attack Arrested on Manslaughter Charge
By Gotham Rex on March 22, 2022
Lauren Pazienza, 26, turned herself in and was charged with manslaughter in the death of Barbara Maier Gustern, 87. Source: New York Times
Rikers Still ‘Unstable and Unsafe’ Under New Jails Chief, Watchdog Says
By Gotham Rex on March 17, 2022
A federal monitor overseeing reforms at the troubled New York City jail complex said staffing problems and high rates of violence persist. Source: New York Times
Man Hit Woman in the Head 125 Times Because She Was Asian, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on March 14, 2022
A man has been charged with attempted murder as a hate crime after a vicious assault in Yonkers, N.Y., that was captured by a security camera. Source: New York Times
Unreported Rikers Island Beatings: ‘Disturbing and Unacceptable’
By Gotham Rex on March 8, 2022
Louis Molina, the correction commissioner, responded to a recent New York Times report that found serious injuries to at least two detainees were not reported. Source: New York Times
Asian Americans Grapple With Tide of Attacks: ‘We Need Our Safety Back’
By Gotham Rex on March 6, 2022
Younger Asian American leaders want to rely less on traditional policing solutions, while more traditional cultural and business groups favor them. Source: New York Times
How Brutal Beatings on Rikers Island Were Hidden From Public View
By Gotham Rex on March 2, 2022
One man was paralyzed from the neck down. Another landed in a coma. Neither injury was documented properly in the New York City jail system awash in disorder. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D. Questions Man After 7 Asian Women Are Attacked in Two Hours
By Gotham Rex on March 2, 2022
The women were attacked in a spree of violence in downtown Manhattan on Sunday, the police said. The assailant’s image was captured by surveillance cameras. Source: New York Times