In light of the increase in hate crimes across New York City and the country, two Queens lawmakers are hosting a virtual bias conversation with the community.
The virtual conversation will take place on Wednesday, June 2, at 6 p.m. and includes participation from Assemblyman Edward Braunstein, Senator John Liu, the Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit, the NYC Commission on Human Rights, the NYC Office of Immigrant Affairs, the NYC Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes and the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force.
Over the past few months, Queens has seen its share of violent hate crimes, including a Rego Park man who was berated and attacked on his way to a local synagogue an attack on an Asian woman in Flushing and the still-investigated crime against an Asian man who was pushed onto the subway tracks in Long Island City.
