Essex County prosecutor asking public for info about bias incidents
A business owner recently received a threatening call and in a separate incident a cafe's front door glass was smashed.
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A business owner recently received a threatening call and in a separate incident a cafe's front door glass was smashed.
Prosecutors say two businesses were targeted last week in West Orange.
Investigators said the suspects beat up the victim and stole his wallet on West 154th Street on Sunday.
Investigators said the two suspects beat up a man and made anti-LGBTQ remarks on West 154th Street Sunday.
At a bill signing on Tuesday, the governor said the legislation gives the state a fighting chance against hate.
Police say the suspect threw a sharp object at a man, hitting him in the face in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
This would be the fourth vandalism attack in just over a week.
CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado spoke with the homeowners, who said they were upset but not surprised, as the flag has been vandalized before.
Surveillance video shows two suspects rip down the flag and run off with it. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado spoke with the homeowners, who said they are upset but not surprised, as this is the third time the Pride flag has been vandalized.
Surveillance video shows the incident Tuesday in Fresh Meadows, Queens, which is now under investigation as a hate crime.
Prosecutors told the judge that Joseph Kess taunted the couple with obscenities, urinated on their car and punched one of them in the face during the anti-LGBTQ+ attack.
On May 14, 2022, a white supremacist shot and killed 10 people, all Black, in a Buffalo, New York, supermarket. A year after the attack, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown told CBS News how the city is moving forward.
She called for increased sensitivity training, public awareness campaigns and outreach across the state.
Police are searching for four suspects seen on video after the shop owner was attacked with a metal pipe. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
On Monday, supporters of the victim gathered outside the shop calling for the attack to be investigated as a hate crime. Now, the NYPD says it is officially handling it as such. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
Jamal Sawaid was attacked in his store on Saturday by several men. CBS2's Naveen Dhaliwal has the latest.
Police say the suspects made anti-gay comments before stabbing the victim in the leg. CBS2's Elijah Westbrook reports.
The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is trying to track down the suspects behind the vandalism last month in Queens.
Antoine Blount, 34, of Forest Hills, was arrested Monday on multiple hate crime charges.
Police say the 34-year-old struck at least six times in Queens.
The search for three teens accused of vandalizing a statue at Holy Family Catholic Church continues.
A new report found hate crimes have seen a disturbing rise. CBS2's Elijah Westbrook has the details.
Police say Angelina Cando was seen on video setting the flag on fire outside Little Prince restaurant in SoHo.
Police released images of three suspects they say yelled slurs and threw punches at a mom and son last week.
They are accused of yelling slurs at a woman and her son before attacking them. CBS2's Tony Aiello reports.
