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In an exclusive interview, CeFaan Kim talks to a woman who believes she was the victim of a violent hate crime after a random, unprovoked attack on a subway train left her bloodied and beaten. Herbert, who is founder of the statewide organization "Advocates Without Borders," emphasized that certain things in the local government need to be done in order for the streets to be safer. "We dont want our police forces defunded, so that way we can get these individuals off the street," he said. "We h...

Loo says he was infuriated and says it was inspiration for him to create the task force. "Historically Asian Americans have been victims at a disproportionate rate in New York City," Loo said. "And the service they get from the police department, they dont really look for it because they dont speak English, theyre afraid of the police, theres cultural barriers and differences." But a number of community leaders have been questioning how effective the task force has been, including community lea...

The NYPD has been slow to classify the attacks as hate crimes. "Asian Americans - we work hard and were raised to work hard. This attack is being done by a very small bad actor," said rallygoer Van Le. A solidarity walk was held Saturday night in Chinatown, organized by SafeWalks, to show further support for the Asian community. "We are definitely here to help, in what way we are still finding out," said SafeWalks volunteer Jen Goma. The SafeWalks group was founded just last month by Peter Kerr...

Hundreds from across New York City and the Tri-State showed up in Washington Square Park on Saturday to denounce recent crimes against Asians in New York City and show support for the Asian community.

A 71-year-old woman believes she was the victim of a violent hate crime after a random, unprovoked attack on an E train left her battered and bruised.

A 71-year-old woman believes she was the victim of a violent hate crime after a random, unprovoked attack on an E train left her battered and bruised.