Rockaway pols and police discuss hate crime prevention
/The leaders implemented the forum series after anti-Semitic vandals scrawled symbols of hate at the Silver Gull Beach Club.
Read MoreThe leaders implemented the forum series after anti-Semitic vandals scrawled symbols of hate at the Silver Gull Beach Club.
Read MoreThe most significant factor in the increase of hate crimes overall was a marked increase in anti-Semitic crimes.
Read MoreSpeakers discussed solidarity across boundaries in the face of intolerance and emphasized the need for unity and action.
Read MoreJewish leaders are inviting residents of all backgrounds to join them this week as they march across the Brooklyn Bridge.
Read MoreWe must all come together to stand up and face hate head on right in our communities.
Read MoreQueens has had a number of high profile anti-Semitic incidents this year.
Read MoreThe groups gathered at the Silver Gull Beach Club, where hateful vandals scrawled anti-Semitic messages and racial slurs nearly three months ago.
Read MoreVandals scrawled “gas chamber,” anti-Semitic messages and other racial slurs on the walls and playground at a private beach club.
Read MoreA total of 290 hate crimes were reported across the city as of Sept. 1, 2019, up from 205 reported hate crimes as of the same time last year.
Read MoreThe hate messages, scrawled on walls in Breezy Point and a beach in Belle Harbor, were just the latest examples of racist graffiti in Queens.
Read MoreDespite an overall decrease in crime, an NYPD report has shown an 82 percent increase in anti-Semitic crimes in the first quarter of 2019.
Read More“Build for Unity is an opportunity for people of faith to stand together against hate and to provide light and hope where there is fear and darkness.”
Read More“Our legacy from the past is vital. And now people forget. We must not let that happen under any circumstances.”
Read More“The Holocaust reminds us of the worst that can happen when people turn their backs to hatred, racism and oppression, instead of confronting them head on.”
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