Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday announced a new statewide Hate and Bias Prevention Unit, nested within the state Division of Human Rights, that will educate people across New York on how to spot behavior that could lead to hate crimes.
The governor announced the new effort to combat violent acts motivated by hate during Orthodox Union’s Convening on Combating Anti-Semitism on Manhattan’s Upper West Side Monday morning. She said the unit will visit each of the state’s counties to convene meetings and teach New Yorkers about how they can better detect troubling behavior to prevent more cases of hate-inspired speech or violence.
“This is not just a New York City phenomenon,” she continued. “This is going to penetrate throughout the entire state of New York. That’s how we change people’s hearts and minds.”The unit will also provide support to communities where a hate crime has already taken place through the formation of a “rapid response team,” according to a release from the governor’s office.
“Everyone – no matter what color they are, or who they love, or what they believe – should feel safe when they go to work, or go dancing, or visit a house of worship, or send their kids off to school,” Imperial said in a statement. “This new unit will advance our mission of equal opportunity, access, and dignity for all in our state.”
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