Brick thrown at New York gay bar is being investigated as a hate crime
“Some of our staff thought it was gunshots and crouched down,” he said of the second and third incidents, adding that the bar's security guard tried to chase the perpetrator on both occasions but failed to grab the person or identify them. . Erik Bottcher, a New York City councilman who represents Hell's Kitchen and is gay, called the incidents "hate crimes" in a cheep on Sunday and urged anyone with information that could identify the perpetrator to contact the New York Police Department's Hate Crimes Task Force. DeParolesa said Saturday's incident had been referred to the task force. “The…
