Category — Bashing
Gay Bashings on the UES Appear Linked – Caution
A third gay bashing has occurred on the upper east side of Manhattan in less than one week, and the assaults appear to be related. A total of six attacks by the same group of young, white men have occurred on the UES in the last month. The NYC Anti-Violence Project has issued this alert:
Community Alert: Recent anti‐LGBT attacks on the Upper East Side; AVP urges community to stay alert
and safe
This morning, the New York City Anti‐Violence Project learned of six violent attacks on the Upper East
Side that have occurred in the span of just over a month. Most of the attacks occurred between June
26th and June 28th. A disturbing commonality in at least two of the incidents has been the use of anti‐
gay epithets during the attacks, regardless of the self‐identity of the victims. Three of the incidents are
being investigated as hate crimes by the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force. The Anti‐Violence Project is
urging the NYPD to investigate all six as possible hate crimes. All of the attacks occurred in the early
morning hours.
The news comes just after the release of the 2008 Hate Violence against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and
Transgender People in the United States Report, which includes the New York City Anti‐Violence
Project’s data on anti‐LGBT hate violence in New York City. The report documents that in NYC there was
a 12% decrease in reports of incidents, but an increase in the severity of the attacks. The recent reports
from the Upper East Side have made clear that the trend in severity appears to be continuing.
The Anti‐Violence Project is in constant communication with the 19th precinct, the Hate Crimes Task
Force, the NYPD’s LGBT Liaison, NY State Assembly Member Micah Kellner and NY City Council Member
Jessica Lappin to address the needs of the residents of the Upper East Side and the City as a whole. The
Anti‐Violence Project urges people to stay alert and, when out late at night, to try to walk in pairs.
Anyone who has experienced an attack or has information about the cases mentioned above is being
asked to contact Crime Stoppers (by calling 1‐800‐577‐TIPS, by texting TIP577 to CRIMES, or by going to
NYPDCrimeStoppers.com) or to call the New York City Anti‐Violence Project’s 24‐hour hotline at 212‐
714‐1141. All calls are confidential.
For additional safety tips, please visit our website: www.avp.org/victiminfo.htm. Please forward this e‐
mail to your friends and urge them to stay safe.
Community Alert: Recent anti‐LGBT attacks on the Upper East Side; AVP urges community to stay alert
and safe
This morning, the New York City Anti‐Violence Project learned of six violent attacks on the Upper East
Side that have occurred in the span of just over a month. Most of the attacks occurred between June
26th and June 28th. A disturbing commonality in at least two of the incidents has been the use of anti‐
gay epithets during the attacks, regardless of the self‐identity of the victims. Three of the incidents are
being investigated as hate crimes by the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force. The Anti‐Violence Project is
urging the NYPD to investigate all six as possible hate crimes. All of the attacks occurred in the early
morning hours.
The news comes just after the release of the 2008 Hate Violence against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and
Transgender People in the United States Report, which includes the New York City Anti‐Violence
Project’s data on anti‐LGBT hate violence in New York City. The report documents that in NYC there was
a 12% decrease in reports of incidents, but an increase in the severity of the attacks. The recent reports
from the Upper East Side have made clear that the trend in severity appears to be continuing.
The Anti‐Violence Project is in constant communication with the 19th precinct, the Hate Crimes Task
Force, the NYPD’s LGBT Liaison, NY State Assembly Member Micah Kellner and NY City Council Member
Jessica Lappin to address the needs of the residents of the Upper East Side and the City as a whole. The
Anti‐Violence Project urges people to stay alert and, when out late at night, to try to walk in pairs.
Anyone who has experienced an attack or has information about the cases mentioned above is being
asked to contact Crime Stoppers (by calling 1‐800‐577‐TIPS, by texting TIP577 to CRIMES, or by going to
NYPDCrimeStoppers.com) or to call the New York City Anti‐Violence Project’s 24‐hour hotline at 212‐
714‐1141. All calls are confidential.
For additional safety tips, please visit our website: www.avp.org/victiminfo.htm. Please forward this e‐
mail to your friends and urge them to stay safe.
Be careful. Sounds like a group of stupid teenagers to me, however, an assault is an assault. Here is a sketch of the man created from the victims by the NYPD. Keep your eyes open:
July 3, 2009 1 Comment
