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Manhattan borough president candidate Mark Levine calls for doubling hate crimes budget
Levine said expanding the budget would allow the office to contract more efficiently with community groups and work with city agencies that can be mobilized to prevent hate crimes
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NYC Councilmember Mark Levine speaks to media as people take part in a rally at the steps of City Hall after New York City Council vote on legislation to ban flavored e-cigarettes on November 26, 2019 in New York City.
Mark Levine, a New York City councilmember running for Manhattan borough president, is calling for a dramatic budget increase for the Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes as acts of violence against Jews and Asian-Americans have risen sharply...