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
Posts published in “Hate Crimes”
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
Miya Ponsetto Pleads Guilty to Tackling Black Teen at SoHo Hotel
By Gotham Rex on April 11, 2022
Miya Ponsetto admitted to committing a hate crime in the 2020 episode. That element of the charge will be dropped if she abides by the law for two years. 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
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
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
Asian Immigrant Attacked in Hate Crime Last Year Dies
By Gotham Rex on January 8, 2022
Yao Pan Ma was hospitalized in April after he was pushed to the ground and kicked in the head in East Harlem. He died on Dec. 31, the police said. Source: New York Times
Man Charged With Sending Dozens of Violent Threats to L.G.B.T.Q. Groups
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2021
Robert Fehring warned that an attack on New York City’s Pride March would make the Pulse nightclub shooting “look like a cakewalk,” the authorities said. Source: New York Times
A Family, a Dream and a Season of Fear
By Gotham Rex on September 21, 2021
Than Than Htwe and her husband moved to America in hopes of better opportunity for their son. They were greeted with violence instead. Source: New York Times
Long Island Man Targeted Latino Immigrants for Attack, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on September 20, 2021
The authorities said the 19-year-old man chose victims at gathering places for day laborers. Source: New York Times
‘No Vaccine for Racism’: Asian New Yorkers Still Live in Fear of Attacks
By Gotham Rex on July 14, 2021
New York Police Department patrols aimed at stopping anti-Asian violence have been cut back even as anxiety lingers. Source: New York Times
George Floyd Statue in Brooklyn Is Defaced With Hate Group’s Symbol
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2021
The vandalism came just days after the statue was unveiled, and only a day before the officer who killed Mr. Floyd was to be sentenced. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Gallery Commemorating Tulsa Massacre Vandalized
By Gotham Rex on June 3, 2021
The Black Wall Street Gallery in New York was vandalized three times this week, its owner said. He called on the police to treat it as a hate crime. Source: New York Times
Man Charged in Arson at Brooklyn Synagogue and Yeshiva, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on May 22, 2021
The man was also connected to assaults on a Jewish man and a Black subway rider and vandalism at a Catholic church, court records show. Source: New York Times