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Man arraigned for hate City auto fleet to go crime against Sikh teen all-electric by 2038 Allegedly attacked, tried to take turban by Kristen Guglielmo Associate Editor
Christopher Philippeaux, 26, was arraigned last Friday for punching and trying to remove a traditional Sikh turban off a fellow bus passenger, the Queens District Attorney’s Office announced Saturday. According to the charges, on Oct. 15 at approximately 9 a.m., Philippeaux and a 19-year-old man were passengers on an MTA bus in Richmond Hill. The teenager was wearing a medicaltype mask and a turban — a head covering he wore as part of his religious practice as a Sikh, the DA’s Office said. Philippeaux approached the man and yelled at him to remove his mask before pushing the victim and punching him in the face, the charges said. He then punched the victim in the back of the head, the charges said, and tried to knock off the victim’s turban, telling him, “We don’t wear that in this country.” Philippeaux punched the victim multiple times in the back of his head and body
before fleeing, according to the charges. The victim received medical treatment for the injuries sustained during the a s s a u l t , i n c l u d i n g Christopher Philippeaux facial swell- was arraigned for a hate ing, bruises, crime. PHOTO COURTESY NYPD substantial pain and bleeding from his nose. “We will hold accountable those that would attack others based on their religion,” said DA Melinda Katz in a statement. “Freedom of religion and expression are foundational principles of our democracy. That is most true here in Queens, the World’s Borough, the most diverse county in the United States. Unprovoked attacks, especially ones motivated by Q hate, will not be tolerated.”
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The city’s long-talked-about idea of electrifying its automobile fleet was officially set into motion Monday with Mayor Adams signing a law to make it mandatory. Adams’ signature, affixed in a ceremony at NYCHA’s Ravenswood Houses in Long Island City, mandates that all lightand medium-duty cars purchased for the city fleet be electricity-powered by 2038. “We believe that our municipal fleet is paving the way to a greener and more sustainable city, and today we’re really excited we are supercharging the decarbonization of our transportation sector with Intro. 279,” Adams said in a transcript provided by his office. “This bill requires that by 2038 our whole municipal fleet will be on track to transition to electric vehicles,” he added. “And so I want to be clear that the entire New York City fleet is going to have zero emission by 2038.” Adams, at an Oct. 18 press conference about new green for-hire vehicle licenses [see separate story in some editions or at
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