Adams names new hate crime prevention head months after firing his predecessor

Mayor Eric Adams tapped Vijah Ramjattan to lead the city's hate crimes prevention unit months after firing the job's last occupant.

Mayor Eric Adams on Friday tapped mental health counselor and researcher Vijah Ramjattan to lead the city’s hate crimes prevention unit on Jan. 3. In his new role, Ramjattan will coordinate efforts across city agencies to prevent bias-based incidents at the community level and support victims of hate crimes across the Big Apple.

Ramjattan previously worked as a research administrator at the state Psychiatric Institute-Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, according to the mayor’s office. Prior to that, he worked for the city’s Department of Correction as a counselor and grievance coordinator on Rikers Island.

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