At first glance , the attack seemed to have much in common with the notorious 1986 killing of Michael Griffith , 23 , who was hit by a car on the same roadway at Cross Bay Boulevard in Howard Beach , Queens , after being beaten by a group of white men who chased him through the streets .
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