Posted on: February 20, 2019 01:55 PM

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Hate crime is the number one on the chart in NYC

The mayor's office reported that hate crimes in NYC are up 72% in 2019 and its only February 20. Of 72%, anti-Semitic is 65% while the rest were LGBT and a small percentage involving politics incidents.

NYPD is boosting more patrol around community centers that were recently attacked. Governor Andrew M.

Cuomo announced legislation expanding assistance available for victims of hate crimes and certain other crimes often associated with domestic violence who were not physically injured during the crime is now effective. Signed by Governor Cuomo last summer and effective today, the new law allows these individuals to apply for reimbursement of shelter costs and crime scene cleanup expenses from the New York State Office of Victim Services.