“I deplore the recent attack of a Muslim man outside of his mosque in Queens. The perpetrator does not represent the views of the residents of Queens and New York City. This hateful act of violence will not be tolerated. I thank the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force for their diligent work on this case, and urge anyone with information to contact the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1 -866-313-TIPS.”

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