Mayor Adams called out anti-Asian hate crimes in Chinatown during a celebration kicking off Lunar New Year festivities on Tuesday. 'I’m recommitted more than ever, to make sure my AAPI community is safe in the city of New York as we end the violence.
. Asians will typically take off from work and travel home to celebrate and gather with families. The festivities can last two weeks.
For Asian New Yorkers, the beginning of a new year carries the hope not only of the city’s recovery from the coronavirus — which put last year's festivities on hold — but also from a spate of anti-Asian violence.There were 131 reports of Anti-Asian hate crimes, up from 28 the year before. Both years also saw more reports of attacks against Jewish New Yorkers, though advocates say hate crimes of all kinds often go under-reported.
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