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No action after racist incident

I was a victim of a racist incident (spitting/racial slurs) under the awning of my own apartment building in NYC. Despite the apartment staff having seen everything (recorded in the video I took while the man was still threatening me), he didn't come out the door to help me or even address the assault. When I confronted the apartment management, they expressed no regret but just that "what happens outside the building is outside their control." And though there are Asian and other POC residents in the building, the apartment provided no warning to keep the residents safe. Since then I've not been feeling safe living in the building and asked to terminate my lease early, but they're refusing to, despite 4+ month heads up. It's hard to believe the incident would've been completely ignored like this, had it happen to a non-minority or even non-Asian.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice is a national affiliation of five leading organizations advocating for the civil and human rights of Asian Americans and other underserved communities to promote a fair and equitable society for all. The affiliation's members are: Advancing Justice - AAJC (Washington, D.C.), Advancing Justice - Los Angeles, Advancing Justice - Atlanta, Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus (San Francisco), and Advancing Justice - Chicago.