Cuomo Calls for Action in ANTI-LGBTQ Attack

GOVERNOR CUOMO DIRECTS STATE POLICE HATE CRIMES TASK FORCE TO OFFER INVESTIGATING ASSISTANCE IN ANTI-LGBTQ ATTACK ON NEW YORK CITY BUS

“Recent media reports* and surveillance video released of an anti-LGBTQ hate crime on a bus in New York City are downright disturbing, and New Yorkers deserve answers. This violent attack, which targeted a teenager as they were exiting the bus, is repugnant to everything we stand for in New York, and I am directing the New York State Police Hate Crimes Task Force to immediately offer assistance investigating this cowardly act. Make no mistake: we do not tolerate bias attacks in the Empire State, and we will always defend New Yorkers who are targeted for being who they are.” 

*According to a posting on LGBTQ Nation, a man allegedly punched a teenager in the face on the M23 bus in Chelsea on November 23, shouting anti-gay statements on a bus last month. The public is being asked to help identify the man, shown in a video distributed by NYPD and on social media.