Hate crime suspect arrested in pepper spray assault on trans woman in Jackson Heights

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Hate crime suspect arrested in pepper spray assault on trans woman in Jackson Heights

Despite support for the LGBTQIA+ community from residents and leaders, Queens has been the site of several alleged homophobic and transphobic hate crimes.

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City will open Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes ahead of schedule

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City will open Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes ahead of schedule

The office will operate within the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, and serve to coordinate hate crime responses by city agencies, district attorney’s offices and the NYPD.

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