NYPD, social media users search for violent anti-Asian attacker in Flushing
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“We’re gonna find this guy. Queens, Internet, please... do your shit.”
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Community art stolen from Flushing Town Hall exhibition, venue says
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“These were created by the community and are for the community.”
Read MoreWoodside woman charged with hate crime in racist outburst caught on camera
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The Queens Criminal Court building. Eagle photo by David Brand
By David Brand
A Woodside woman filmed throwing a glass bottle at a Black jogger while calling her the n-word was charged with aggravated assault as a hate crime Tuesday.
Lorena Delaguna, 53, was seen on video throwing the bottle and screaming slurs as the 37-year-old jogger passed the corner of 53rd Place and Broadway in Woodside on Aug. 17. Police released a month-old cell phone video of the bias attack in an effort to identify Delaguna. They announced her arrest on Sept. 21.
She was arraigned before Queens Judge Jeffrey Gershuny Tuesday.
“Crimes like this, which are fueled by hate, are in a special category for a reason,” said Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. “No one should have to endure being called a vile slur or being attacked simply because of the color of their skin, their religion, or who they love.”
Delaguna’s attorney Samantha Diaz argued that throwing a bottle to the ground not demonstrate “harm” and said there was a “mental health component” to her client’s behavior, the Daily News reported.
Delaguna faces up to 7 years in prison if convicted.
Man with knives strapped to arm threatens to kill George Floyd protestors in Whitestone
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“I’ll kill you. You’re in the wrong neighborhood. You’re in the wrong neighborhood, bitch.”
Read MorePro-bail reform conference invaded by racists who called lawmakers the n-word
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At least five different participants directed the n-word and other racist messages at panelists.
Read More755 city schools are more segregated than their neighborhoods: report
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The study found that 41 percent of all New York City schools — 755 in total — did not reflect their districts’ demographics.
Read MoreLatest anti-Semitic hate messages mar Labor Day Weekend
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The 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 MoreRacist graffiti continues to stain Jackson Heights CVS as corporation delays removal
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“We are an incredibly vibrant and diverse community so it’s especially appalling in a South Asian community. We wish CVS would stand with us too against this sort of hate.”
Read MoreAdvocates submit 26K petitions demanding ‘justice for Chanel’
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“I’m not a politician … I’m just a woman of color and native New Yorker who heard about Chanel Lewis’ case and became very alarmed.”
Read MoreHabitat NYC’S interfaith unity build focuses on renovating home in Jamaica
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“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 MoreSex workers condemn massage parlor raids amid proposed crackdown in Flushing
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“NYPD out of massage parlors!” they chanted, in English and Mandarin.
Read MoreHigh Court Affirms Decision In Racial Bias Suit Against Oscar De La Renta
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Former Oscar De La Renta employee Erica Diggs said her white coworker at the company’s Kennedy Airport warehouse used racial slurs to refer to staff members.
Read MoreMeat Market Under Fire For Racist Slur
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‘You cannot go around and disrespect the community like this.’
Read MorePol. Takes Down Racist Flyer
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City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer was on his morning jog along Skillman Avenue in Sunnyside on Oct. 7 when he was faced with a sign telling New Yorkers in bold capital letters that it is their "civic duty to report any and all illegal aliens.”
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