Since November, The New York Times’ Editorial Board has been chronicling the disturbing incidents of hate crimes and harassment around the country. In its most recent weekly installment, the Times relates the details of a violent attack on a black transgender man on a Manhattan subway, and several troubling anti-Semitic and racist incidents.
The following are excerpts from the most recent NYT This Week in Hate:
• A woman has been arrested on hate crime charges after allegedly slashing the face of a black transgender man on a Manhattan subway on Dec. 25. She also allegedly told the man she did not want to sit next to a black person.
• On Dec. 30, a man in Highlands, Tex., discovered that his car had been burned and his home vandalized with racial slurs. Authorities are investigating the incident as a possible bias crime.
• Two menorahs in Brooklyn playgrounds were vandalized last week.
• Residents of Esperance, N.Y., discovered swastikas painted on homes and other buildings on New Year’s Day. State police are investigating the vandalism.
Read more of NYT’s This Week in Hate here.
