OPHC Director Ramjatin: Mamdani administration's commitment to hate prevention
Vijay Ramjatin, Executive Director of OPHC, thanks Mayor Mamdani and Deputy Mayor Francois for elevating hate prevention as central to public safety. He describes OPHC's move to the Office of Community Safety as a clear statement that preventing hate is not peripheral to public safety.
There it is.
Good afternoon, Chair Salam, members of the Committee to Combat Hate, and all members of the New York City Council.
My name is Vijay Ramjatin, and I am the Executive Director for the New York City Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes, also known as OPHC.
Which under Mayor Mamdani's leadership is now proudly part of the city's new office for community safety.
Before I begin, I want to thank Mayor Mamdani, the Deputy Mayor of Community Safety, Renee Francois, and the Commissioner of the Office of Community Safety, Dr.
Ayesha Delaney-Bramsey, for their bold vision.
And for making the prevention of hate a genuine priority of this administration.
The decision to bring OPSC into the Office of Community Safety was not a routine reorganization.
It was a clear statement of value.
But preventing hate before it ever takes hold is not peripheral to public safety, but rather it is central to it.
That commitment has finally given offices like ours the mandate, the partners, and the support to do the work at the scale our city deserves.
For too long, hate prevention has often been treated as an afterthought, expected to solve growing challenges without the resources necessary to meet the moment.
This administration has made a different choice.