Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY has requested an additional $5 million more added to an end-of-the-year federal funding bill to protect buildings housing religious and nonprofit groups. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Hate crimes are up, and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is trying to have $5 million more added to an end-of-the-year federal funding bill.
As 1010 WINS’ Carol D’Auria reported, the bill — also endorsed by Sens. Robert Menendez and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) would be used to protect buildings housing religious and nonprofit groups.
“An example, in front of a large building, you’ll put barriers so a truck couldn’t pull up next to the barrier that could be a terrorist truck,” Gillibrand said.
Beyond that, Gillibrand called on the public to stand up to hatred wherever it erupts.
“When you see a woman in the grocery store wearing her hijab with her daughter, and she’s being harassed and spoken to horribly, you stand next to her and say: ‘That is not who we are. You should shut your mouth,’” Gillibrand said.
Gillibrand said hate crimes and threats must be stopped.
“No new Yorker should ever have to worship in fear,” Gillibrand said. “This hate this language this behavior must never be normalized.”
This past Saturday, NYPD Officer Aml Elsokary, who is Muslim and wears a hijab on patrol, had gone to park her car at Ridge Boulevard and 67th Street in Bay Ridge when she spotted her 16-year-old son being pushed and berated by a man.
When the off-duty, unarmed officer approached, police said the suspect said to her, “ISIS (expletive), I will cut your throat go back to your country.”
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