![]() 'People can't even go out to have a little lunch in New York City without being afraid that someone is going to harm them,' Guardian Angel Benjamin 'E.Q.' Garcia told during his daily patrol of the area. In recent months, violent attacks on Asians have surged across the Big Apple as overall crime continues to skyrocket. ![]() Members of the volunteer crime-fighting organization - easily distinguished by their bright red berets - were pictured protecting the neighborhood in exclusive images captured by on Thursday. ![]() The Guardian Angels have stepped up patrols in Manhattan's Chinatown following a brutal attack on an Asian woman that took place in broad daylight. A homeless man who sucker-punched an Asian woman in Chinatown on Monday had previously been arrested eight times in the past year.Many blame Bill de Blasio's bail reforms that allow violent offenders to be released back onto the street.But now, members say NYC is returning to the dangerous days of past decades, with murders and assaults skyrocketing in the past year.In the 2010s, many wondered whether the Guardian Angels were necessary as attacks subsided and the city felt safe.The crack cocaine epidemic fueled a surge in muggings and assaults during the 1980s and 1990s, before crime eventually decreased.The organization was first established back in 1979, with volunteers working to protect nervous New Yorkers on the city's subways and streets.The Guardian Angels have increased patrols across NYC neighborhoods as crime continues to soar.EXCLUSIVE: 'New Yorkers are afraid to leave their homes': Guardian Angels warn NYC is returning to dangerous days of the 1980s as the vigilante crime-fighting squad steps up patrols in Chinatown following sucker-punch attack by homeless man
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