Earlier this month, a Long Island Rail Road passenger shared video of a man screaming racist remarks at other riders on a train from Penn Station. Now the Queens District Attorney has charged Long Beach resident Edward Ruggiero with menacing as a hate crime.

"The bigotry and hatred that the defendant is accused of manifesting and acting upon have no place in a civilized societ—especially in Queens County, the most culturally diverse county in the nation," DA Brown said in a statement. "No one should be subjected to the vile words and intimidating actions the defendant is accused of tormenting the victim with. Crimes of hate will never be tolerated here and when they do, regrettably occur, those responsible will be brought to justice."

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