"We're afraid and we're tired... we're sick and tired of being sick and tired," said David Imamura with the Westchester County Asian American Advisory Board.
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Police have charged Tammel Esco with attempted murder and assault as a hate crime.
Police say the 42-year-old used a racial epithet against the woman outside her building last Friday and then sucker-punched her as she unlocked the door to the lobby.
The victim is a mother of two and a longtime resident of the building.
She was punched over 125 times, kicked and spit on. She is being treated at Westchester Medical Center.
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It's already the ninth hate crime this year in Yonkers. There were six in the last two years combined.
The mayor delivered a message on Tuesday:
"You need to stop the hate, you need to learn to live together, you need to appreciate diversity," said Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano.''
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