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Brooklyn man convicted in string of hate crime attacks in Lower Manhattan 
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. announced the conviction of a Brooklyn man who carried out a series of hate crime attacks in Lower Manhattan.
Anti-white bigot convicted of sucker-punching TikTok influencer, berating Jewish couple in NYC hate crimes
An unhinged anti-white and anti-Jewish bigot who slugged a TikTok influencer in an infamous caught-on-video Manhattan attack was convicted on hate-crimes charges Wednesday and now faces up to 12 years in prison.
Man, 40, convicted of racist attacks and stalking in Manhattan
A political gadfly accused in a series of racist attacks, including punching TikTok influencer Halley Kate McGookin in the face, and for stalking a Jewish couple in Manhattan has been found guilty by a judge, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
NYC man who randomly punched TikTok influencer convicted for that assault and other attacks
NEW YORK — A man who randomly punched a woman walking down a Manhattan street nearly two years ago has been convicted of hate crime charges for that assault and several others.
Bragg Indicts Serial Uptown Arsonist
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr., recently indicted Michael Patterson, 38, for allegedly committing a total of seven arsons across the Upper East Side and Upper West Side in 2025. Patterson has been charged with eight counts of arson. “In Manhattan, we take extremely seriously conduct that endangers our communities–whether to people or to property,” said Bragg.
Will Threat of Prison Make One of New York’s ‘Worst Landlords’ Change?
A five-story brick building on West 170th Street has been known to go months without heat or hot water during the winter. On one occasion, the boiler erupted, filling the basement with a thick black plume of dust that crept up and down the stairways and infiltrated the apartments. When the residents blew their noses, they would stain the tissues black.
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