‘IT’S TIME TO STAND AND SAY ENOUGH!’
Queens lawmakers stand united against recent uptick in hate crimes throughout the borough
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BY GABRIELE HOLTERMANN
A score of elected officials gathered
on the steps of Queens Borough
Hall condemning the rise in bias
crimes, particularly against the Asian
American and Jewish communities in
Queens in recent weeks and the past
year on Monday, Feb. 22.
“To those who look at their neighbors
with anger and resentment and act
on hate: Queens welcomes individuals
of all racial backgrounds, ages, faiths
and gender identities,” said Queens
Borough President Donovan Richards.
“If you do not share our values or our
shared future, you can gladly leave.”
He described hate crimes as a virus
that had been present long before
COVID-19. In 2020, New York City saw
27 reported hate attacks against members
of the Asian American community.
In response, the NYPD created
the Asian Hate Crime Task Force to
investigate.
In the past two weeks alone, a
woman in Astoria was accosted by
an individual spewing anti-Asian
slurs. In Flushing, 52-year-old victim
Lee-Lee Chin-Yeung was allegedly
shoved to the ground by 47-year-old
Patrick Mateo, who allegedly yelled
racial slurs. Chin-Yeung suffered
a laceration on her forehead and
required stitches.
And in Rego Park, a swastika was
painted outside the Rego Park Jewish
Center.
“For even just one of these incidents
to occur here in Queens, the most diverse
county in America is an affront
to everything we represent,” Richards
said. “But for three to happen in one
week, on top of everything our borough
has been through over the past year?
It’s time to stand and say enough!”
Jo-Ann Yoo, executive director
of the Asian American Federation,
reported that her organization had
received 500 reported cases of hate incidents
in New York City but said that
the number is much higher.
“People don’t want to go public; they
don’t want to report. I’ve so many New
Yorkers cry because they are afraid,”
she explained.
Michael Miller, vice president of the
Jewish Community Relations Council
of New York, agreed with the borough
president, comparing hate to a virus.
A virus that is going to continue to
destroy and result in the unspeakable
if not addressed. While he has faith in
law enforcement, he also emphasized
that the root causes need to be addressed.
“We, as civic and community leaders,
need to do more. Children are not
born as haters. If they can be taught
to hate, we need to be there first, to
educate, to model, to accept, to love.
We need to tear down the silos and robustly
engage in coalition building,”
Miller said.
NYPD Chief of Detectives Rodney
Harrison made it clear that the NYPD
is committed to investigating every
single hate crime early and identifying
the perpetrators and bringing them to
justice.
“That’s why we created our hate
crimes task force. We have 25 investigators
that speak 11 different dialects
that are willing to work with all New
Yorkers. But we cannot do it by ourselves,”
he said before urging New
Yorkers to come forward if they have
any information.
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards speaks out against hate crimes in
Queens on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. Photo by Garbiele Holtermann
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