Route Fifty: New York City officials launched a new initiative this week to battle harassment and discrimination related to the coronavirus pandemic, saying there has been a pronounced increase in incidents targeting Asian Americans.
Since February, the city’s Commission on Human Rights recorded 248 reports of harassment or discrimination related to the coronavirus outbreak, 105 of which included anti-Asian harassment or discrimination. That’s compared to five incidents of anti-Asian harassment and discrimination reported over the same time last year.
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