October 19th was the 20th anniversary of the Howard Beach attacks. This from NY 1 about an memorial ceremony.

An emotional ceremony was held Wednesday night to mark the 20th
anniversary of one of the city’s most notorious racial attacks, the
1986 Howard Beach attacks.

Jean Griffith – mother of one of the victims, Michael – could
barely keep her composure as people prayed for peace at the service
held at a Brooklyn church.

A gang of white men chased Griffith, Cedric Sandiford and Timothy
Grimes with baseball bats, beating them. Griffith died trying to cross
the Belt Parkway.

Jason Ladone, Scott Kern and Jon Lester were convicted on manslaughter and assault charges