Following a recent hate crime against an Asian American teenager, Senator Toby Ann Stavisky was joined by Queens elected officials on Monday, May 10, to announce a legislation to combat hate crimes.
Stavisky held a press conference at Real Good Playground, located at 62-01 99th St., with Assembly member Andrew Hevesi and Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz, along with Miaoqing Lu and her son, Leo Cai, the 15-year-old victim who was assaulted and called anti-Asian names at the park. The attack is one example of the rising violence against the Asian American community in the city and across the country. Cai was attacked by five teenagers, three of whom have been arrested, according to Stavisky.
