In the Blaze Bernstein murder trial, the mother of the accused, Samuel Woodward, testified about his troubled childhood, detailing his struggles with fitting in, undiagnosed autism, and family dynamics.

Mohammed Othman, who attacked Joseph Borgen in New York City in May 2021, has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison.

The New York state legislature passed a hate crimes act as part of the state budget, considering murders based on race or religion as acts of domestic terrorism.