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| On Monday morning, a man shoved a New York City Transit worker down a staircase at Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan, screaming that she was a terrorist. Two days earlier, in Brooklyn, another man threatened an off-duty police officer with his pit bull, telling her and her son to “go back to your country.” Both women were wearing hijabs. | On Monday morning, a man shoved a New York City Transit worker down a staircase at Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan, screaming that she was a terrorist. Two days earlier, in Brooklyn, another man threatened an off-duty police officer with his pit bull, telling her and her son to “go back to your country.” Both women were wearing hijabs. |
| Hate crimes in New York City have risen in the weeks since Donald J. Trump won the presidential election, a noticeable spike that encompasses ethnic minorities, Jews, whites and people for their sexual orientation. In New York City, 43 episodes have been deemed possible hate crimes by the Police Department’s Hate Crime Task Force since Election Day, more than double the number reported for the same period last year. | Hate crimes in New York City have risen in the weeks since Donald J. Trump won the presidential election, a noticeable spike that encompasses ethnic minorities, Jews, whites and people for their sexual orientation. In New York City, 43 episodes have been deemed possible hate crimes by the Police Department’s Hate Crime Task Force since Election Day, more than double the number reported for the same period last year. |
| To date, there has been a 35 percent increase over last year. The incidents range from vicious graffiti to physical violence. | To date, there has been a 35 percent increase over last year. The incidents range from vicious graffiti to physical violence. |
| Much of the hatred has shown in graffiti. Several swastikas were discovered Saturday on a No. 1 train. The scrawls followed the appearance of two swastikas, graffitied with the words “Go Trump,” in a Brooklyn Heights playground last month, prompting a communitywide demonstration. | Much of the hatred has shown in graffiti. Several swastikas were discovered Saturday on a No. 1 train. The scrawls followed the appearance of two swastikas, graffitied with the words “Go Trump,” in a Brooklyn Heights playground last month, prompting a communitywide demonstration. |
| The governor condemned the episodes. “This is the great State of New York — we welcome people of all cultures, customs and creeds with open arms,” Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said in a statement. “We do not allow intolerance or fear to divide us because we know diversity is our strength and we are at our best when we stand united.” | The governor condemned the episodes. “This is the great State of New York — we welcome people of all cultures, customs and creeds with open arms,” Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said in a statement. “We do not allow intolerance or fear to divide us because we know diversity is our strength and we are at our best when we stand united.” |
| Afaf Nasher, the executive director of the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, linked the surge in reported hate crimes directly to the president-elect. | Afaf Nasher, the executive director of the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, linked the surge in reported hate crimes directly to the president-elect. |
| “Mr. Trump’s rhetoric normalized hate, racism and xenophobia,” Ms. Nasher said in an email. “These attacks are the unavoidable byproduct.” She called upon Mr. Trump to denounce the acts of violence against Muslim women. | |
| At a news conference in Lower Manhattan on Monday, the police officer, Aml Elsokary, sat beside Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, as he decried what had happened to her and her son. “This is Officer Elsokary’s country. She is an American. She is a New Yorker. She’s already at home,” he said. “We cannot allow this kind of hatred and bias to spread.” | At a news conference in Lower Manhattan on Monday, the police officer, Aml Elsokary, sat beside Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, as he decried what had happened to her and her son. “This is Officer Elsokary’s country. She is an American. She is a New Yorker. She’s already at home,” he said. “We cannot allow this kind of hatred and bias to spread.” |
| Officer Elsokary, an 11-year veteran of the force, was awarded a medal for bravery after she ran into a burning building to rescue a toddler and a grandmother in 2014. | Officer Elsokary, an 11-year veteran of the force, was awarded a medal for bravery after she ran into a burning building to rescue a toddler and a grandmother in 2014. |
| Also on Monday, the man accused in Officer Elsokary’s case, Christopher Nelson, 36, of Bay Ridge, was arraigned on a felony hate crime charge in Criminal Court in Brooklyn and held on $50,000 bail. | Also on Monday, the man accused in Officer Elsokary’s case, Christopher Nelson, 36, of Bay Ridge, was arraigned on a felony hate crime charge in Criminal Court in Brooklyn and held on $50,000 bail. |
| “This defendant allegedly subjected the victim and her son to deplorable and ugly acts of hate, including threats of violence, simply because they are Muslim,” the acting Brooklyn district attorney, Eric Gonzalez, said in a statement. | “This defendant allegedly subjected the victim and her son to deplorable and ugly acts of hate, including threats of violence, simply because they are Muslim,” the acting Brooklyn district attorney, Eric Gonzalez, said in a statement. |
| The episode began when Mr. Nelson argued with Officer Elsokary’s 16-year-old son on Saturday near their Bay Ridge home, according to the police. He accused them of belonging to the terrorist group ISIS. When the officer intervened, Mr. Nelson turned his threats — and his dog — toward her, the police said. | The episode began when Mr. Nelson argued with Officer Elsokary’s 16-year-old son on Saturday near their Bay Ridge home, according to the police. He accused them of belonging to the terrorist group ISIS. When the officer intervened, Mr. Nelson turned his threats — and his dog — toward her, the police said. |
| “I became a police officer to show the positive side of a New Yorker, a Muslim woman that can do this job, that is nonbiased,” Officer Elsokary said at the news conference on Monday. “I help everybody, no matter what’s your religion, what’s your faith, what you do in New York. I’m born and raised here and I’m here to protect you all.” | “I became a police officer to show the positive side of a New Yorker, a Muslim woman that can do this job, that is nonbiased,” Officer Elsokary said at the news conference on Monday. “I help everybody, no matter what’s your religion, what’s your faith, what you do in New York. I’m born and raised here and I’m here to protect you all.” |
| In the attack at Grand Central, the man who assaulted the station agent screamed “Go back home” and yelled, “You’re a terrorist and you shouldn’t be working for the city,” according to the police. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority declined to name the 45-year-old employee. She injured her knee and ankle in the fall, the police said. | In the attack at Grand Central, the man who assaulted the station agent screamed “Go back home” and yelled, “You’re a terrorist and you shouldn’t be working for the city,” according to the police. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority declined to name the 45-year-old employee. She injured her knee and ankle in the fall, the police said. |
| The attack is being investigated by the Police Department and by the New York State Division of Human Rights as a hate crime. The man has not been caught. | The attack is being investigated by the Police Department and by the New York State Division of Human Rights as a hate crime. The man has not been caught. |