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Pols Demand Money For Hate Crime Office Amid Spike In Attacks
Lawmakers want #NYC to use an important weapon in the fight against hate crimes: money. #NYCCouncil members on Monday demanded funding for a new hate crime prevention office amid a massive spike in anti-Semitic attacks.
The Council passed a law in January to establish the Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes, which will coordinate efforts across the city's myriad government agencies to stem the tide of bias-fueled incidents.
But Mayor #BilldeBlasio's executive budget for the 2020 fiscal year includes only about 70 percent of the money the Council says the office needs — even as anti-Semitic hate crimes have more than doubled. The #NYPD has recorded 100 such attacks this year as of May 12, up from 49 in the same period last year.
Lawmakers want #NYC to use an important weapon in the fight against hate crimes: money. #NYCCouncil members on Monday demanded funding for a new hate crime prevention office amid a massive spike in anti-Semitic attacks.
The Council passed a law in January to establish the Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes, which will coordinate efforts across the city's myriad government agencies to stem the tide of bias-fueled incidents.
But Mayor #BilldeBlasio's executive budget for the 2020 fiscal year includes only about 70 percent of the money the Council says the office needs — even as anti-Semitic hate crimes have more than doubled. The #NYPD has recorded 100 such attacks this year as of May 12, up from 49 in the same period last year.