Last year there was one anti-Latino bias crime in Suffolk County, according to Steve Levy, and it wasn't the attack on Luis Pina Tigre. In September 2007 Tigre was riding his bike to his Patchogue home at around 10PM. Five...
Thu 27 Nov 2008 09:53 AM
In an incident frighteningly similar to the Marcelo Lucero killing two weeks ago, a group of eight young people attacked two Latino men in Patchogue recently. The attackers were scared off when a village employee rode to the men's rescue....
Thu 27 Nov 2008 09:40 AM
The murder of Marcelo Lucero is having an impact far beyond Suffolk County. People across the United States and throughout Latino America and Europe have expressed horror at the crime. Now California's large Latino community is beginning to turn its...
Wed 26 Nov 2008 01:15 PM
Reflecting on the shocking tragedy of the murder of Marcelo Lucero, as Long Islanders let us take this Thanksgiving Day as an opportunity for constructive dialogue, to celebrate our shared values, and to express our gratitude that we live in a nation where the American dream is attainable for all.
Wed 26 Nov 2008 12:38 PM
Newsday's Pulitzer Prize winning editor Bob Keelor has written a long reflection on the link between the Biblical imperative to care for the stranger and the need for our society to address the fears of the thousands of Marcelo Luceros...
Wed 26 Nov 2008 12:25 PM
I rarely, if ever, "quote" myself here in this blog, but today's Newsday contains something I said about the new police commander in Patchogue: Patrick Young, the program director of the Central American Refugee Center in Hempstead, said the move...
Wed 26 Nov 2008 09:52 AM
Today's New York Times has a lead editorial asking Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy to begin listening to the Latino community. It is so good that I've included a substantial excerpt here: The silence that echoes most painfully is that...
Wed 26 Nov 2008 09:42 AM
When I asked one of the young men why he was telling me about this and didn't go to the cops his answer was simple...."you're here, you care. The cops won't listen and they may ask about papers."
Wed 26 Nov 2008 08:21 AM
Latino Justice PRLDEF has filed a complaint with the United States Department of Justice. According to the respected national legal organization, the Suffolk Police have demonstrated a failure to adequately protect the Latino community. The group says that the county...
Tue 25 Nov 2008 06:59 PM
Earlier this week, Long Island WINS was contacted by a Policy Enforcement Specialist with MySpace.
Tue 25 Nov 2008 12:26 PM
Long Island WINS asks County Executive Steve Levy and Suffolk County elected officials to:
Tue 25 Nov 2008 08:44 AM
Steve Levy has repeatedly defended statisitcs showing hate crimes against Latinos in Suffolk declining by 93% during his administration. Yet an attack on a Latino on the morning of the very day Marcelo Lucero was murdered in Patchogue by some...
Tue 25 Nov 2008 08:20 AM
At a meeting in Washington today, seven national civil rights organizations denounced the murder of Marcelo Lucero and criticized the role played by Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy in creating a climate of intolerance. This is only the latest indication...
Mon 24 Nov 2008 07:37 PM
Let us gather on Monday, November 24 at 5:30 p.m. in the SAC Auditorium and join our campus chaplains, representatives of the Suffolk County Human Rights Commission and our Latin American Student Organization to honor the memory of Mr. Lucero by rededicating ourselves to be positive forces of peace and justice.
Mon 24 Nov 2008 01:50 PM
Levy compares reaction to killing of Lucero to colonoscopy.
Mon 24 Nov 2008 11:12 AM
Disturbing patters of thought
Mon 24 Nov 2008 10:49 AM
Below is a recap of our coverage on the vicious hate crime that lead to the death of Marcello Lucero. This will be updated regularly
Mon 24 Nov 2008 10:25 AM
Steve Levy should look at the numbers.
Sun 23 Nov 2008 11:10 PM
Here are some headlines in the news this morning....
Sun 23 Nov 2008 08:19 PM
We ask everyone to contact County Executive Steve Levy and ask him to do the following: 1) End the cynical rhetoric demonizing immigrants; 2) Stop introducing legislation that results in profiling immigrants; 3) Create a 5-year plan to improve how...
Sun 23 Nov 2008 05:28 PM
The Suffolk Legislature and Steve Levy, the Suffolk County Executive have played a role in increasing antagonism towards the county's immigrant community. We need to ask them to stop scapegoating immigrants and instead work to bring the county's 200,000 immigrants...
Sun 23 Nov 2008 05:01 PM
The Marcelo Lucero murder was a tragedy years in the making. It began with politicians and anti-immigrant organizations scapegoating immigrants and ended with seven young men preying on immigrants in central Suffolk County. The Crime What Happened Who the Attackers...
Sun 23 Nov 2008 04:32 PM
Here are some resources to help you learn more about immigrants on Long Island as well as the broader immigration issue: The most comprehensive and up-to-date report ever on Long Island's immigrants Immigration 101-A lively and comprehensive look at immigration...
Sun 23 Nov 2008 04:15 PM
The killing of Marcelo Lucero has spurred thousands of Long Islanders to action. Here are some things you can do: Go to an Upcoming Event in your community. Contact the Suffolk Legislature and ask them to work for conciliation. Ask...
Sun 23 Nov 2008 04:02 PM
Long Island Immigrant Alliance is urging all people concerned about the hate killing of Marcelo Lucero to go to the Suffolk Legislature Tuesday morning December 2 at 8:30AM to speak out against the Legislature's role in fostering a climate of...
Sun 23 Nov 2008 03:53 PM
Here are upcoming events that let you participate in the movement for justice for Marcelo Lucero: Dec. 3, 2008 Support hate crime victims in Patchogue If you have an upcoming event, just write about it as a Comment and we'll...
Sun 23 Nov 2008 03:13 PM
The suburban edition of the NY Times has a very somber piece reflecting on the killing of Marcelo Lucero. It is one of several pieces in the Times and Newsday that break the mold of ordinary coverage of hate-crimes against...
Sun 23 Nov 2008 02:28 PM
Saying they support Suffolk Executive Steve Levy for President, about a dozen members of the Minuteman militia organization and their supporter protested outside Newsday today calling for less coverage of hate crimes in Suffolk County. A spokesman for the protesters...
Sat 22 Nov 2008 08:15 PM
and a protest in New York as well
Sat 22 Nov 2008 07:32 PM
Coverage has been extensive
Sat 22 Nov 2008 04:39 PM
Marcelo's murder was only the culmination of a violent day for some of the teens.
Fri 21 Nov 2008 03:50 PM
New York State has weighed in and criticized Patchogue Medford High School for throwing out a Newsday reporter from a meeting held to discuss the attack by seven of the school's students that led to the murder of Marcelo Lucero....
Fri 21 Nov 2008 02:49 PM
Lawyer calls Levy racist
Fri 21 Nov 2008 01:49 PM
Newday reporter forced out by local residents!
Fri 21 Nov 2008 12:30 PM
Bart Jones did a beautiful piece in Newsday today on the funeral of Marcelo Lucero in Ecuador. Bart, an incredibly gifted writer, has been in Ecuador all week to look at Marcelo's life before he came to Patchogue, his deep...
Fri 21 Nov 2008 07:14 AM
Here are some headlines in the news this morning.....
Thu 20 Nov 2008 10:53 PM
The seven young men who were already facing stiff penalties in the maurder of Marcelo Lucero are facing even tougher charges in that case and charges in yet another hate crime. Here is an excerpt from Newsday's report on this:...
Thu 20 Nov 2008 02:27 PM
Bill in a china shop
Thu 20 Nov 2008 01:30 PM
The Workplace Project is organizing a march and vigil protesting the killing of Marcelo Lucero this Saturday in Hempstead. The march will begin at the bus station on the corner of Main St. and Jackson St. at 6:15pm. It wll...
Wed 19 Nov 2008 01:06 PM
CARECEN's 25th Anniversary Dinner will be held tonight at Westbury Manor in Westbury begining at 6:30 pm. For directions here is Westbury Manor's home page....
Wed 19 Nov 2008 11:43 AM
Steve Levy just finished his speech on the Lucero killing on News 12. Here are a few quick reactions: 1. Levy admitted that he has made mistakes on this issue in the past. This is hopeful. It will be useful...
Tue 18 Nov 2008 07:38 PM
Must read blog-Updated 9PM
Tue 18 Nov 2008 04:16 PM
And more on hate crime stats
Tue 18 Nov 2008 01:33 PM
Five things to watch for tonight
Tue 18 Nov 2008 01:02 PM
This is an open thread for people who want to share their thoughts and prayers with the Lucero family.
Tue 18 Nov 2008 12:18 PM
Steve Levy apparently left a press conference when he was pressed by reporters about the killing of Marcelo Lucero today. Levy is scheduled to address the American Jewish Committee tomorrow morning on race relations....
Mon 17 Nov 2008 07:31 PM
We need you there
Mon 17 Nov 2008 07:21 PM
Hate crime reports are a lot rarer than hate crimes in Suffolk
Mon 17 Nov 2008 04:33 PM
Will Levy ever talk to those who don't agree with him?
Mon 17 Nov 2008 03:59 PM
Following the murder of Marcelo Lucero, it would be easy to think that all Suffolk public officials pandered to the basest sentiments. But there are some who have been firm in a moral stand against scapegoating. Each week I'll devote...
Mon 17 Nov 2008 12:28 PM
Heroic legislator to be honored Wed.
Mon 17 Nov 2008 12:20 PM
Prayers for the dead man and prayers for forgiveness
Mon 17 Nov 2008 09:32 AM
This is a special news digest for headlines from events over the weekend for Marcelo Lucero.
Mon 17 Nov 2008 08:32 AM
Blaming the teachers?
Sun 16 Nov 2008 09:11 PM
Worldwide media and local blogs
Sun 16 Nov 2008 08:18 PM
Since I always enjoy derogatory references to me, I though I'd share this one from Newsday. Michael Myers lauched a confusing defense of Steve Levy in today's Newsday saying: Likewise, it makes zero sense to blame a man's slaying on...
Sun 16 Nov 2008 01:24 PM
Joye Brown's geat column today about the killing of Marcelo Lucero contained a detail no one else caught.
Sun 16 Nov 2008 11:03 AM
When Democrats divide
Sun 16 Nov 2008 10:15 AM
A vigil was held Friday night in Rockland County to remember Marcelo Lucero. The press reported that while many passersbye showed support, some angrily denounced the people opposing the killing. Thanks to our pals in the Hudson Valley who took...
Sat 15 Nov 2008 09:03 PM
If you want to support the Lucero family in their hour of grief, you are invited to attend his wake and funeral tonight at the Congregational Church of Patchogue at 95 East Main St. The wake will begin at 5pm...
Sat 15 Nov 2008 03:08 PM
Long Island Immigrant Alliance is urging all people concerned about the hate killing of Marcelo Lucero to go to the Suffolk Legislature Tuesday morning to speak out against the Legislature's role in fostering a climate of intolerance. This event will...
Sat 15 Nov 2008 02:48 PM
Confronted in his own backyard
Sat 15 Nov 2008 01:07 PM
(By Pat Young) At 7:00pm people were streaming from the Latino precincts of Patchogue towards the memorial service for Marcelo Lucero. Lawn signs from the Long Island Immigrant Alliance lined the route. "Immigrants Welcomed Here" they proclaimed, next to a...
Fri 14 Nov 2008 09:02 PM
A weekend of sacred memory
Fri 14 Nov 2008 01:23 PM
Vigils springing up all around
Fri 14 Nov 2008 12:28 PM
Blood Sport
Fri 14 Nov 2008 09:06 AM
A first step beyond Levy's five points
Fri 14 Nov 2008 08:40 AM
A Facebook group is started in support of one of the accused killers of Marcello Lucero
Thu 13 Nov 2008 11:10 PM
More details on what lead up to Saturday night's vicious attack....
Thu 13 Nov 2008 10:36 PM
Below is video taken at the press conference and community rally on Wednesday, November 12th. The press conference was sponsored by American Jewish Committee and the Latino Jewish Council.
Thu 13 Nov 2008 09:45 PM
There are not enough words to describe the delusions under which this man labors
Thu 13 Nov 2008 05:04 PM
Sadly, over the past few years, the tenor across Suffolk County as it relates to race, in particular Hispanics, has been very troubling.
Thu 13 Nov 2008 04:48 PM
NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND VILLAGE OF PATCHOGUE ANNOUCE COMMUNITY FORUM TO PLAN RESPONSE TO BIAS RELATED MURDER OF ECUADORIAN IMMIGRANT
Thu 13 Nov 2008 03:44 PM
We condemn this brutal attack and pledge ourselves to work for liberty and justice for all.
Thu 13 Nov 2008 02:27 PM
Levy gave platform to anti-immigrant groups
Thu 13 Nov 2008 12:07 PM
A five point plan to do nothing
Thu 13 Nov 2008 09:43 AM
Eddington authored Suffolk's notorious "Standing While Latino" Bill
Wed 12 Nov 2008 03:09 PM
Luis Valenzuela performed a heroic act today. About 200 people attended a rally protesting the murder of Marcello Lucero. The rally was organized by American Jewish Committee and included as a speaker Suffolk Legislator Jack Eddington. He went through the...
Wed 12 Nov 2008 02:55 PM
Fertile ground for hate
Wed 12 Nov 2008 02:47 PM
Racist attack decried
Wed 12 Nov 2008 11:32 AM
Alexander Gutierrez, the head of Suffolk Hispanic Advisory Committee, told reporters yesterday that Suffolk is "one of the most racist counties around". Gutierrez was appointed to his position by County Executive Steve Levy after he fired his entire Hispanic Advisory...
Wed 12 Nov 2008 11:21 AM
More hatred in central Suffolk
Wed 12 Nov 2008 11:09 AM
CARECEN's 25th Anniversary Dinner in next Wed. night at Westbury Manor. There are still 20 tickets available. For information or to make a reservation, call Mirna Cortes at 516-489-8330....
Wed 12 Nov 2008 11:05 AM
Photos from the Lucero press conference yesterday
Wed 12 Nov 2008 07:26 AM
I just returned from standing with the family and friends of Marcello Lucero at the place now made sacred by his death. I could still see the police markings on the street tracing the tracks of his blood spilled from...
Tue 11 Nov 2008 05:01 PM
A second hispanic man has come forward to say that he was attacked several months ago by a mob near where the Marcello Lucero killing took place. When I visited Patchogue earlier today, several people said it was c ommon...
Tue 11 Nov 2008 05:00 PM
Calling it “an outrageous and horrifying crime,” Janet Murguía, President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, condemned the fatal beating of a Long Island man on Saturday night.
Tue 11 Nov 2008 11:53 AM
Long Island Immigrant Alliance has moved its vigil commemorating the death of Marcello Lucero to Friday night at 7 pm to join the local Hispanic population in solidarity and to commemorate the life that was snuffed out. It will be...
Tue 11 Nov 2008 09:27 AM
The New York Times today has denounced the murder in Patchogue as a lynching. It correctly points to Steve Levy's responsibility for creating a climate of hostility towards immigrants....
Tue 11 Nov 2008 09:09 AM
Here are some headlines in the news this morning....
Tue 11 Nov 2008 08:35 AM
This vigil is being moved to Friday. Details in a few minutes....
Tue 11 Nov 2008 07:26 AM
(by Pat Young) Yesterday witnessed the disgusting spectacle of Suffolk Police Commissioner Dormer telling the media that hate crimes against Latinos are down under County Executive Steve Levy. What he should have said is that the willingness of immigrants to...
Tue 11 Nov 2008 06:21 AM
The brother of murder victim Marcello Lucero told Newsday yesterday that Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy bore part of the blame for his brother's death. "Steve Levy planted the seeds of hate indirectly by making people hate Hispanics", he said....
Tue 11 Nov 2008 06:02 AM
(Pat Young) Seven young men were charged today in the death of immigrant Marcello Lucero. Some of them are talking. They said that they were on patrol to go "Beaner jumping". "Beaner" is a derogatory word for Mexican. The attackers...
Mon 10 Nov 2008 07:54 PM
Helping school children understand the lives of immigrants
Mon 10 Nov 2008 07:30 PM
Pat wrote a blog a few minutes ago about one of the murder suspects's MySpace images. After careful consideration, I am sharing them with you. A note beforehand, while none of them are graphic, the overall gist is especially nauseating. I am sharing them because murder suspect Jordan Dasch has his MySpace page set to public....which means anyone with a Myspace profile can view it. Which means exactly what you're thinking....these were easily accessible BEFORE the killing of Marcello Lucero.
Mon 10 Nov 2008 05:58 PM
“We extend our deepest sympathies to the families of the victims, and our concern to our brothers and sisters in the Hispanic community, for whom this vicious crime must be especially painful,” said Caroline Levy, director of AJC’s Long Island Chapter. She praised law enforcement for the swift arrests of suspects in the crime.
Mon 10 Nov 2008 05:52 PM
Today, I ask that you offer your prayers to Mr. Lucero's family. I would like to extend my deepest condolences as they come to the terms with the enormous pain of this loss.
Mon 10 Nov 2008 05:49 PM
Another friend, Jose Morales, said Lucero rarely walked at night because he was afraid of being attacked by muggers who prey on Hispanics, but on Saturday he decided to walk a few blocks away to watch a movie at a friend's apartment.
Mon 10 Nov 2008 05:33 PM
Lisa copied some pages off the myspace pages of several of the young men who attacked Marcello Lucero. One of them really struck me. Jordan Dasch, one of the attackers, had an elaborate Nazi emblem on his site. He calls...
Mon 10 Nov 2008 05:18 PM
I am starting to receive reports that there has been a large ICE raid in Illinois. More information is to come....
Mon 10 Nov 2008 03:22 PM
Video of Marcello's brother and friend whose house he was on his way to Saturday night to watch a movie.
Mon 10 Nov 2008 12:34 PM
Long Islanders are reacting with horror to the killing of Marcello Lucero Saturday night by a group of young men looking to beat up Latinos. The Long Island Immigrant Alliance, working with Long Island Wins, is setting plans for activities...
Mon 10 Nov 2008 12:10 PM
For up to the minute info on the Lucero killing (By Pat Young) The horrible murder of Marcello Lucero is the latest and deadliest of a series of anti-immigrant attacks in Suffolk County. The seven young men charged in the...
Mon 10 Nov 2008 11:02 AM
I'm still trying to run down the facts on this case and I will post them as I learn them. Marcelo Lucero was an Ecuadorian immigrant who was with a friend when they were attacked by a group of seven...
Mon 10 Nov 2008 09:02 AM
Here are some headlines in the news this morning.....
Mon 10 Nov 2008 08:00 AM
(By Pat Young) Marcello Lucero was killed in what Suffolk Police are calling a hate crime. He was stabbed in Patchogue Saturday night by a group of teenagers apparently looking for Latinos to target. Information on this case is sketchy...
Sun 9 Nov 2008 11:24 PM
One milestone passed.
Fri 7 Nov 2008 05:21 PM
SagHarborMO on First CD race
Fri 7 Nov 2008 04:54 PM
Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy has taken a momentary pause in scapegoating immigrants and turned his wrath to unions....usually strong allies of Mr. Levy.
Fri 7 Nov 2008 03:25 PM
Electoral College landslide would not have been possible without Hispanic voters
Fri 7 Nov 2008 08:59 AM
Here are some headlines in the news this morning....
Fri 7 Nov 2008 08:05 AM
A voice for immigrants for a quarter of a century
Thu 6 Nov 2008 03:53 PM
America's Voice, a communications campaign working to win common-sense immigration reform, released exit polling data from Election Day of Hispanic voter in Miami-Dade County, Florida and Los Angeles County, California. The results are interesting and alarming. Something we already know:...
Thu 6 Nov 2008 03:09 PM
Not so historic?
Thu 6 Nov 2008 11:59 AM
We all won when immigrants voted in record numbers
Thu 6 Nov 2008 11:58 AM
A leading advocate looks at the election
Thu 6 Nov 2008 11:32 AM
What is President's buddy's role in immigration reform?
Thu 6 Nov 2008 11:04 AM
A nasty man goes down to defeat
Thu 6 Nov 2008 09:40 AM
Here are some headlines in the news this morning.....
Thu 6 Nov 2008 08:38 AM
Thoughts on Obama's victory
Wed 5 Nov 2008 01:40 PM
Six thoughts on why Latinos voted as they did
Wed 5 Nov 2008 10:28 AM
Long Island's most prominent anti-immigration activist Jim Staudenraus went down to defeat yesterday in his bid to become the First Assembly District's rep in Albany. Staudenraus ran operations on Long Island for the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), an...
Wed 5 Nov 2008 10:07 AM
Barak Obama has just been elected president. It is clear that he was the favorite candidate of a solid majority of Latinos. Results from California just confirm that choice with 80% of the state's Latinos voting for Obama. The state...
Tue 4 Nov 2008 11:21 PM
Pundits are indicating amazement at the tight race in McCain's home-state of Arizona. What they are missing is the big majority the state's Latinos are giving Obama. Arizona's Latinos make up 17% of the state's voters and they are going...
Tue 4 Nov 2008 09:24 PM
State coming in in the last twenty minutes show deepening Latino support for Obama, who won 74% of the Latino vote in Pennsylvania and a whopping 80% in N.J. But his most important Latino win may be in Florida. Right...
Tue 4 Nov 2008 08:19 PM
The question all night is whether McCain can get the 40% of the Latino vote he needs to win the general election. Virginia is the first state to report a significant Latino vote in exit polling. Latinos make up 5%...
Tue 4 Nov 2008 07:13 PM
A new Zogby poll released today finds that 78% of Latinos prefer Obama, while only 13% want McCain to be president. The survey showed an 8% drop in support for McCain among likely Latino voters in just a month....
Tue 4 Nov 2008 03:19 PM
Swinging state
Tue 4 Nov 2008 02:14 PM
Protect your vote
Mon 3 Nov 2008 04:44 PM
Here is a neat factsheet for understanding the size and attitudes of the Latino electorate....
Mon 3 Nov 2008 03:08 PM
How high up in Homeland Security was the leak
Mon 3 Nov 2008 02:53 PM
Will change in registration patterns be reflected in voting?
Mon 3 Nov 2008 10:38 AM
First time voters get hand up.
Mon 3 Nov 2008 10:11 AM