Two people have been arrested for a hate crime assault in Queens. They allegedly yelled slurs at an Asian-American woman and her son before attacking them. AielloTV spoke with one of the victims on Monday.
"They started screaming 'Ugly, ugly Asians.' They kept screaming to us, saying, 'Ugly Asian ," Cecille Martinez Lai said.released images of the three suspects they say yelled anti-Asian slurs and committing assault on Thursday at the busy intersection of Junction Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue. On Monday night, police announced the arrests of 18-year-old Natalie Plaza of Queens and 21-year-old Elijah Fernandez of Queens.
The arrests come as the city has seen a decrease in reported anti-Asian hate crimes. Three were reported in the first two months of this year, versus 14 during the same period a year ago.
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