Bias crimes

Is anti-LGBT violence skyrocketing in NYC, or are people simply reporting it more?

Kelly told reporters today that while hate crimes are down 30% overall since last year, crimes against homosexuals have increased 70%.

Neither Ravi nor his lawyers spoke to the media.

A Fordham Law School professor said, "Unless there are mandatory guidelines, it’s hard to force a judge to sentence someone to jail time."

Investigators are searching for a man seen in this surveillance video hurling a Molotov cocktail at a private home in Jamaica, Queens that doubles as a Hindu place of worship.

Police are investigating a series of firebombings in Queens late last night as possible bias crimes.